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      WEEHAWKEN, NJ (November 8, 2026) A capacity crowd at the Envue Hotel in Weehawken, Jersey last night saluted four honorees at the 13th Annual Civil, Human and Women’s Rights Committee Award Dinner.       “The leaders we honor tonight embody that enduring spirit, dedication, and solidarity and are stellar selections who all share important leadership roles in

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (November 1, 2026) The Thirteenth Annual International Longshoremen’s Association Civil, Human & Women’s Rights Committee Award Dinner will honor four Industry leaders at a dinner scheduled for Saturday, November 7, 2026, at the Envue Autograph Collection Hotel in Weehawken, New Jersey.  A reception begins at 6 pm with the dinner and

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – (October 30, 2026)  Harold J. Daggett, President, and Dennis A. Daggett, Executive Vice President, International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), traveled to Europe  this week to meet with the leaders of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), a historic gathering that brought together the world’s strongest maritime union and the largest container shipping company. Gianluigi Aponte,

The International Longshoremen’s Association mourns the passing of Stephen Lanier Sparks, a  member of ILA Local 1459 at  the Port of Mobile, Alabama and who was a proud ILA longshoreman for 50-years. “In every union, you have that one member who held every office and was loved by all members and held in the highest

NORFOLK, VA. – Congratulations to the ILA’s Kim Brown, a longtime member of ILA Local 1248 in the Port of Hampton Roads, Virginia, who was recently honored by the Port of Virginia with the “Thoams M. Little Annual Safety and Productivity Award.”  The Award is named for the now retired International Vice President Thoams Little