Strike

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (October 3, 2024) The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. have reached a tentative agreement on wages and have agreed to extend the Master Contract until January 15, 2025 to return to the bargaining table to negotiate all other outstanding issues. Effective immediately, all current job actions […]

Fighting for a Fair and Just Contract for ILA Members, ILA President and Chief Negotiator Harold J. Daggett Subjected to Death Threats and Harassment, Including New York Post Newspaper Publishing His Home Address, Putting His Personal Safety at Risk; Other ILA Leaders Also Threatened NORTH BERGEN, NJ. (October 2, 2024) International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) President

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (October 2, 2024). Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su said in a statement released yesterday calling for parties to get back to the negotiating table that “giant shipping magnates acknowledge that if they can make record profits, their workers should share in that economic success.” “The 85,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s

NORTH BERGEN, NJ. – (October 1, 2024) USMX’s recent press release is another attempt to distort the facts and mislead the public. The ILA has rejected their so-called “nearly 50% wage increase” because it fails to address the demands of our members adequately. They might claim a significant increase, but they conveniently omit that many

ILA President Harold J. Daggett Joins Picket Lines Throughout Port Newark/Elizabeth, New Jersey at Start of Strike and Rallies Tens of Thousands of ILA Members to Stay Strong and United; Union Demanding $5 Per Hour Increase in Wages for Each Year of Six-Year Agreement, Plus No Automation or Semi-Automation and Union Retaining All Container Royalty