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ILA’s “Big Jack” Pennington Writes Searing Essay on Facebook About Threat of Automation; ILA International President Harold Daggett Applaud His Response Saying “You Just Explained it the Best Way Anybody Could” NORTH BERGEN, NJ (September 30, 2024) In an inspiring and fighting Facebook post today, Jack Pennington, President, Local 28, International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) described […]

USMX Continues Its Weak Publicity Campaign Against ILA With “Unfair Labor Practices” Suit; ILA Says Foreign Shipping Companies Exploiting American Longshoremen For Big Profits They Export Overseas Is An Unfair Labor Practice NORTH BERGEN, NJ (September 26, 2024) Continuing its weak publicity campaign designed to fool the American public that they care for the longshore

ILA, the “I LOVE AMERICA” Union, will Maintain its Longstanding Pledge to Handle Military Cargo During Strike; Passenger Cruise Ships will also be Unaffected by October 1st Strike at Atlantic and Gulf Ports NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (September 25, 2024) The International Longshoremen’s Association’s 85,000 members will continue to honor its century-plus pledge to handle

In Multiple Communications With ILA Leadership In Recent Weeks, United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) Held Firm To Stingy Wage Offers That ILA Wage Scale Committee Rejected NORTH BERGEN, NJ (September 23, 2024) Despite engaging in a misleading publicity campaign with claims that the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) refused to negotiate with United States Maritime Alliance

ILA’s Dennis A. Daggett Says Union Will Be On “Right Side of History” If It Must Strike on October 1, 2024; “Corporate Greed Must End” Says ILA Executive Vice President NORTH BERGEN, NJ ( September 20, 2024) – As we stand just 10 days away from a potential coast-wide strike—the first since 1977—I want to