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Dear Sisters and Brothers of the ILA, Wishing every member and their families a joyous, safe, and festive Fourth of July! This Independence Day is incredibly special as we celebrate America’s 250th birthday.   Your International Longshoremen’s Association proudly has been celebrating our Nation’s Independence Day for 134 of those 250 Years! For generations, our members […]

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (June 26. 2026) International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) President Harold J. Daggett pledged his union’s full support and solidarity with members of Local 6, International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) currently on strike at C&H Sugar Company in Crockett, California. In a June 26th letter to ILWU International President Bobby Olvera, Jr.,

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – ILA International Vice President and Executive Council Member Virgilio (Virgil) Maldonado will lead an impressive list of honorees this weekend at the A. Philip Randolph Institute Miami-Dade Chapter “Clarence Pittman, Jr. Scholarship Dinner-Dance Night in White” to be held at the Biscayne Bay Marriott in Miami, Florida.  Virgil Maldonado, a 29-year

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (June 10, 2026) The Mo’Hair Foundation, a unique and loving charitable foundation whose mission is to provide services to women, men and children in the tri-state area who suffer from hair loss due to various medical conditions, will honor Mary-Elizabeth Jaeger, the ILA’s Assistant Controller and Executive Assistant to the International President,

ILA President Harold Daggett Applauds Partnership Between Union and Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT) And Pledges ILA Will Exceed Productivity Standards As State-of-the-Art Straddle and Terminal Maintenance Shop Is Unveiled in Port Newark NEWARK, NJ – (April 29, 2026) ILA President Harold J. Daggett addressed the ribbon-cutting ceremonies today at Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT)