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Letter of Opposition to USMX’s Misleading Statement

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our employers’ association, USMX, recently issued a press release attempting to paint a rosy picture of the current state of negotiations. Let us be clear: this is nothing more than propaganda designed to mislead and divide us. Industry Leading Wages? USMX claims to offer industry-leading wages. However, their interpretation of “leading […]

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ILA Wage Scale Delegates Conclude Contract Negotiations With Unanimous Support For Call For October 1st Strike

ILA Wage Scale Delegates Conclude Two-Day Contract Negotiations With Unanimous Support For International President Harold J. Daggett To Call For October 1st Strike NORTH BERGEN, NJ (September 5, 2024) Nearly 300 International Longshoremen’s Association Wage Scale Delegates ended their two-day Wage Scale Meetings today in New Jersey by unanimously supporting International President Harold J. Daggett’s

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ILA Opens Wage Scale Meetings Reviewing Contract Demands for New Agreement with USMX

International Longshoremen’s Association Opens Wage Scale Meetings in New Jersey With 250 Wage Scale Delegates Representing Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports Reviewing Contract Demands For New Agreement with United States Maritime Alliance NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (September 4, 2024) Wage Scale Delegates from the International Longshoremen’s Association began Wage Scale Meetings today in Teaneck, New

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ILA Confident America Will Support Longshore Workers Trying to Win Fair Contract; Good Paying American Jobs Versus Foreign Companies Earning Billion Dollar Profits

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (August 22, 2024) The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) is confident that polls showing high approval for labor unions across America will be an asset as it prepares for ILA Wage Scale Meetings for early September and a possible coast-wide strike at Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports on October 1, 2024, if

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