
This education link has been set up to keep all ILA members informed of what’s taking place in our industry; past and present. This site will include articles, stories, photographs and videos. At times, some of the videos will include training and be educational. Other times, we will take a look into our past and learn more and more about the history of this union and how it was built into what it is today.

History of International Longshoreman’s Association Presidents
The ILA was first created along the Great Lakes Region in 1892 . That same year, The National Longshoreman
January 20, 2021

ILA-USMX JOINT SAFETY COMMITTEE OSH ALERT: 2021-01 – SAFETY FOOTWARE STANDARDS
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January 12, 2021

ILA-USMX JOINT SAFETY COMMITTEE OSH ALERT: 2021-01 COVID-19 MUTATIONS
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January 8, 2021

ILA PORTS OF SAVANNAH AND BRUNSWICK SUCCESS STARTS WITH HARD WORKING ILA MEMBERS AND STRONG LEADERSHIP
ILA International Vice President Willie Seymour is joined by team of ILA members at Georgia Ports Willie J. Seymore,
December 4, 2020

W. Bernard Dudley, ILA’s Atlantic Coast District General Vice President, Passes Away at 72
ILA President Harold Daggett Says ILA Has Lost A Brilliant Negotiator and Accomplished Man NORTH BERGEN, N.J. – (November 12,
November 14, 2020

ILA Breaks Ties With AFL-CIO Over Unfair Treatment In Jurisdiction Disputes
Union Angered Over Federation Granting Separate Charter To Long-Time ILA Affiliate NORTH BERGEN,
November 14, 2020

Legendary ILA Leader Andrew Lee Laws Passes away at 93, Compiling Historic 70-Plus Year Career With International Longshoremen’s Association
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (October 7, 2020) Andrew Lee Laws, Sr. , who started his career as a longshoreman and
October 7, 2020

ILA Takes a Moment to Honor Labor Day
On this Labor Day, we take a moment to salute all of our ILA brothers and sisters, working day and
September 7, 2020