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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.

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ILA Education/History

ILA Education/History

OFFICIAL ILA EDUCATION/HISTORY PAGE ENDORSED BY OUR INTERNATIONAL

Never forget the sacrifices ILA members made to build our great union into what it is today

ILA
ESTABLISHED 1892

We are the International Longshoremen’s Association and we will not back down or succumb to automation!
UNITED WE STAND!!
WORLDWIDE SOLIDARITY!!

#InternationalLongshoremensAssociation
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ILA 
ESTABLISHED 1892 

We are the International Longshoremen’s Association and we will not back down or succumb to automation! 
UNITED WE STAND!!
WORLDWIDE SOLIDARITY!!

#InternationalLongshoremensAssociation

Port of NY/NJ
October 1, 2024

ILA MEMBERS STRIKE TAKES PLACE AT PORTS FROM MAINE TO TEXAS

As the sun began to rise on October 1, 2026 at APM Terminals, Port Elizabeth, NJ, ILA members from different locals began to arrive early in the morning to stand together united as one in the first coast wide strike of dockworkers from Maine to Texas since 1977.

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Port of NY/NJ
October 1, 2024

ILA MEMBERS STRIKE TAKES PLACE AT PORTS FROM MAINE TO TEXAS 

As the sun began to rise on October 1, 2026 at APM Terminals, Port Elizabeth, NJ, ILA members from different locals began to arrive early in the morning to stand together united as one in the first coast wide strike of dockworkers from Maine to Texas since 1977.

#InternationalLongshoremensAssociation

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APM is nothing but greedy, money hungry you know whats.

Port of NY/NJ

ILA STRIKE
OCTOBER 1, 2, 3, 2024

ILA EXE VP/LOCAL 1804-1 PRES DENNIS A. DAGGETT GIVES POWERFUL SPEECH AT PORT NEWARK CONTAINER TERMINAL DURING ILA STRIKE, OCTOBER 2024

In a photograph that has become one of the most defining moments of the International Longshoremen’s Association strike in early October 2024, ILA International Executive Vice President Dennis A. Daggett raises his fist as he leads the members of the ILA Locals out of the Port of NY/NJ in solidarity.

Daggett played a major part of the negotiations in leading the ILA membership to a contract that will go down as the greatest ever seen in the history of organized labor.

We are the International Longshoremen’s Association
Established 1892

#InternationalLongshoremensAssociation
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Port of NY/NJ

ILA STRIKE 
OCTOBER 1, 2, 3, 2024 

ILA EXE VP/LOCAL 1804-1 PRES DENNIS A. DAGGETT GIVES POWERFUL SPEECH AT PORT NEWARK CONTAINER TERMINAL DURING ILA STRIKE, OCTOBER 2024 

In a photograph that has become one of the most defining moments of the International Longshoremen’s Association strike in early October 2024, ILA International Executive Vice President Dennis A. Daggett raises his fist as he leads the members of the ILA Locals out of the Port of NY/NJ in solidarity.

Daggett played a major part of the negotiations in leading the ILA membership to a contract that will go down as the greatest ever seen in the history of organized labor. 

We are the International Longshoremen’s Association 
Established 1892

#InternationalLongshoremensAssociation

Port of Boston

ILA STRIKE 2024

ILA members out of the Port of Boston celebrating as our union was victorious in securing a six year contract with 62% raise and protections against automation.

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Port of Boston

ILA STRIKE 2024

ILA members out of the Port of Boston celebrating as our union was victorious in securing a six year contract with 62% raise and protections against automation.

#InternationalLongshoremensAssociation

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Port of NY/NJ

ILA STRIKE
October 1, 2024

ILA APPEARS ON FOX NEWS DURING COAST WIDE STRIKE ON OCTOBER 1, 2024

At the stroke of midnight on October 1, 2024 the ILA went on their first coast wide strike since 1977.
All news outlets were present at ILA ports on the waterfront during the strike as our union made national and international headlines.

In photograph, from left to right, appearing on Fox Business News are:
John J. Daggett, ILA Atlantic Coast District General Vice President/ILA Local 1804-1 Vice President
Tommy Grogan, ILA Local 1804-1 RTG Shop, APM Terminals
Harold J. Daggett, ILA International President
Paul Moe, Jr., ILA Local 1804-1, Foreman, RTG Shop, APM Terminals

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Port of NY/NJ

ILA STRIKE 
October 1, 2024

ILA APPEARS ON FOX NEWS DURING COAST WIDE STRIKE ON OCTOBER 1, 2024

At the stroke of midnight on October 1, 2024 the ILA went on their first coast wide strike since 1977.
All news outlets were present at ILA ports on the waterfront during the strike as our union made national and international headlines. 

In photograph, from left to right, appearing on Fox Business News are:
John J. Daggett, ILA Atlantic Coast District General Vice President/ILA Local 1804-1 Vice President 
Tommy Grogan, ILA Local 1804-1 RTG Shop, APM Terminals
Harold J. Daggett, ILA International President 
Paul Moe, Jr., ILA Local 1804-1, Foreman, RTG Shop, APM Terminals 

#InternationalLongshoremensAssociation

6 CommentsComment on Facebook

Tim Smith they rocking ya gear

Yes Sir we showed up and out.

Too bad the west coast didn’t have balls like you guys do … respect to you guys 👊🏻

🤦🏾‍♂️

Go Union

I see yah Bro .

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ILA STRIKE
TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Two years ago, on this day, September 30, 2024, the International Longshoremen’s Association came together united as one from Maine to Texas to prepare to strike at ILA ports for better wages, working conditions, improved health benefits and protections against automation.

At the stroke of midnight on October 1, 2024, International President Harold J. Daggett led our union on the first ILA coast wide strike since 1977.
The world watched and all eyes were on the ILA as 85,000 members stood in solidarity. We reminded the world that organized labor was and always will be the backbone of our great nation.

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On October 3, 2024, your negotiating team, led by International President Harold J. Daggett and International Executive Vice President Dennis A. Daggett delivered to you, the ILA membership, the greatest contract in the history of organized labor, which includes:
-a six year deal until September 30, 2030
-protections against automation and semi-automation
-an incredible 62% raise
-enhancements to the MILA health plan

Please take a moment to watch the video we put together as ILA members display a strong commitment to being united as one.
ILA SOLIDARITY!!

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My brother is from East Coast. I retired on the West Coast Local 91 50 years. Read the book. The docs the West Coast come outi the Floydb, I grew up in it as a kid. It’s the real story.

ILA so glad to be a part of history thank you again to all our leaders👊🏼👍🏼🫵🏼🙏🏼

Yes sir baby. ILA STRONG 💪

ILA 1416 I stood on the frontline

My Son and Daughter in love were in the strike line. One a Clerk and the other ILA Container y. So proud of them.

As a retired member from local 1624 in Hampton Roads, VA I was proud to stand on the front lines with the active members!! Job well done!!

Never forget how hard we fought! And if we have to well do it again!! Even louder and stronger!! ILA ALL THE WAY! 🙏🏻❤️🇺🇸

Blessings..I'm Grateful to be a part of the ILA family..🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

God bless the ILA. UNION STRONG 1804-1

TY Harold & all our hard working representatives from 1804-1 we have the best union & representatives anywhere speaking for myself & I'm sure our members . Couldn't ask for better & I for one would run through a brick wall for you. TY again .

L❤️VE BOSS MANN , Now The Whole World Knows Why They Government Been Fucking With You & The Rest Of The Longshoreman’s All Of This Time Behind The Greeds Of The Wealthy , THAT KNOWS OF ALL THE COMMERCE THAT THE ILA & ILWU BRINGS INTO THIS COUNTRY 100 FOLD TO ALL INDUSTRIES ACROSS THE WORLD , ESPECIALLY HERE 👉🌎 BEHIND THESE 👉⛴️🏗️⛴️🇺🇸🚜🚂🚕🚌🚒🚁🚅🚛🚚🚢🛳️✈️🚀📡🛰️🦺👩🏽‍🎓 WE ARE ALL ONE ☝️ & MANY MORE UNDERSTOOD WITH UNDERSTANDING ALL OVER THE WORLD D SAME SONG ILA SAGCD. /. ILA Education/History AFL ~ CIO LLP LLC Entrepreneurial Associations Of Global Expansions 🌎 This It , Aint going on & on this time HOLLA BACK ALL OF MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF THE ENTIRE COLOR WHEEL IN OF THE 🌈 SOVEREIGNTIES

Jaime Salgado Franco

GOD BLESSED The ILA 💪🇺🇸 An Thank You Harold & Dennis Daggett for Leading Us in Solidarity.

The founder, Harry, my family all old time bosses taught me. I was a real one. I didn’t answer to nobody how Smooth and I protected my workers in their take care of you. They know bullshit. They see it. I keep everything together. I was born to do this, and I did. We start dredging in the 70s brought in 14 in Venetia for the Canal California Nissan Dotson Masters Toyota. I travel with my father to Sacramento Stockton LA San Pedro, Long Beach Wilmington local 13 right along with the right amen I was 18 in the 70s, like the movie on the waterfront, Man the best job in the world is this retirement with the pension and everything you got out early to your life, my life and our medical is worth everything. We recovered the job we protected the job. I talked to from the old and brought it to the New. We went little Ship San Francisco we created Oakland . I had my hand on every crane came in there and I started out 35 Cruse Ship war with the old boss man I love the world of my job. People unity to togetherness is a legacy born into you can’t just walk up in here and you have to be stand up and solid . Read the book by Floyd Pellom, the West Coast the docs it’ll be coming out 

ILA ALL THE WAY!!👍🏾👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I was in the 71 strike in California standing next to Caesar Chavez in the grapes in my family and my mother‘s full blooded Sicilian from Sicily. My father is black in my family go back to the 40s and 50s from Galveston. They brought the waterfront to the West Coast and we kept moving runner operating the ship right off the top of the desk with my clerks and my dad and uncles and people that started working before containers straps, chains wires, ropes nets straps. This waterfront is a legacy of history of family that were proud and honored to have this job to work here and you could not get in here. It had to be passed down or you had to be brought in. I started as a little boy the rest I wrote history.

💪🏻💪🏻✊🏻✊🏻

Hold the line 👊🙌

ILA ALL THE WAY

Veronica Veronica

Jammy Jam

ILA all the way 💪💪💪💪⚓⚓⚓

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Port of NY/NJ

ILA LOCALS 1 AND 1814 RECEIVES SAFETY AWARDS IN BROOKLYN, NY

CONGRATULATIONS!!

🏆 PROUD MOMENT FOR RED HOOK TERMINALS & ILA LOCALS 1 & 1814! 🏆

Red Hook Terminals & Locals 1 & 1814 receive recognition for:

🥇 Greatest Reduction in Lost-Time Accident Frequency
Port of New York & New Jersey — Group B

🥇 Lowest Lost-Time Accident Frequency
Port of New York & New Jersey — Group B

A tremendous accomplishment that reflects the hard work and commitment to safety by everyone on the waterfront.

Congratulations to the entire Red Hook Terminals & Local 1 & 1814 team! ⚓️💪

Sharon Monahan from SANYNJ & Sandra Vazquez ILA Local 1235 handed out awards.

Thank you Russell Amato, ILA Local 1814 Delegate, for forwarding this information to us!!

#InternationalLongshoremensAssociation
#RedHookTerminals #ILALocal1814
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Port of NY/NJ

ILA LOCALS 1 AND 1814 RECEIVES SAFETY AWARDS IN BROOKLYN, NY

CONGRATULATIONS!! 

🏆 PROUD MOMENT FOR RED HOOK TERMINALS & ILA LOCALS 1 & 1814! 🏆

Red Hook Terminals & Locals 1 & 1814 receive recognition for:

🥇 Greatest Reduction in Lost-Time Accident Frequency
Port of New York & New Jersey — Group B

🥇 Lowest Lost-Time Accident Frequency
Port of New York & New Jersey — Group B

A tremendous accomplishment that reflects the hard work and commitment to safety by everyone on the waterfront.

Congratulations to the entire Red Hook Terminals & Local 1 & 1814 team! ⚓️💪

Sharon Monahan from SANYNJ & Sandra Vazquez ILA Local 1235 handed out awards. 

Thank you Russell Amato, ILA Local 1814 Delegate, for forwarding this information to us!!

#InternationalLongshoremensAssociation
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Great job !!

Bravo mi local

Brooklyn Rock Stars! Nice Job #1814 That’s my genesis ❤️

Congratulations Local 1814!!

At one of the most dangerous piers to work in the Port of NY & NJ...THATS TREMENDOUS! CONGRATULATIONS

Some terminals are big and some are small but they all come with the same dangers. Great job!

Nice work!

Congratulations

Nice work

Congratulations 🎈

Congratulations

Congratulations, keep up the great work 🤟🙏

Hello to my friend Del

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Port of Virginia
Hampton Roads
Norfolk

Longshoremen move bails of cotton at the Port of Norfolk, Virginia just at the turn of the century in the year 1905.
It has been said and told to us that those bails of cotton weighed more than 500 pounds.
God Bless each and every dockworker that came before us to build our union into what we have today.
God Bless the ILA!

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Port of Virginia 
Hampton Roads 
Norfolk 

Longshoremen move bails of cotton at the Port of Norfolk, Virginia just at the turn of the century in the year 1905. 
It has been said and told to us that those bails of cotton weighed more than 500 pounds.
God Bless each and every dockworker that came before us to build our union into what we have today.
God Bless the ILA!

#InternationalLongshoremensAssociation

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My back hurts looking at them

Wonder what the pay was like...

I heard stories from the older A cards in the Port of Virginia saying they would get to work early to get a good hand truck like we would get to work early for a good machine. They would oil the wheels so they’d roll better. A little before my time. I got in Local 970 in 1989.

ILA LOCAL 333 BALTIMORE MD RETIRED 2002

Jesus!

1416 PortMiami ⚓️💙✊🏾

That was real work!

Damn I’m glad I didn’t work during this era!!

have a picture of a man of color who work and do all the hard work for years and years and years and then on top of it we turn around and we watch the Caucasians represent the ila

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The Dockworkers of the world are more solidified than at any other time in the history of maritime labor!
Our battle against automation continues!

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The Dockworkers of the world are more solidified than at any other time in the history of maritime labor!
Our battle against automation continues!

#InternationalLongshoremensAssociation

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We can't change the tide ....Gone ere those days working under the hot sun ..

Igual que en chili jjaja

who is Richar Skew whoid Alex Talamge who is Wilbur Pud Nassey - history is the context for the here andnow

As a retired ILWU member I stand with you !

La gente se queja de todo, sino tuvieran trabajo tambien se quejan 😏

UNIONYESSOLIDARITY💪🏽

🙏🏾💯🙌🏾💯👏🏾💯 ILA Men Of Honor To The Front 💯🫡 💯

Together we can

STAND STRONG

🇷🇪✌🏽✊🏾

💪 💪 💪

We need automation

Robo cops coming soon AKA terminators

I hope I’m wrong but employers will lock out workers to get what they demand. They can bypass your dock & discharge at another terminal Wait until they lock you out? Thats what’s coming in the next set of contract negotiations….

To be honest to be really, really honest, they wanted this contract what their West Coast has they wanted to so bad what we had, but yeah, not knowing what you were signing onto on your contract. You open the doors for the AI for automation you put it in writing in format so how are you guys gonna turn around and say no when you guys agreed to it in your contract 

Automation is a fact of container shipping! Container’s aren’t going away , unfortunately

It's coming,rather we want it or not... they will make sure or it...

Thankful🙏

We need more good paying jobs not automation 

Tommy used to work on the docks , unions been on strike, its down on his luck ,it's tough ,it's tough

"Battle against automation"... will eventually lose. You should be focused on saving the few jobs that will need to be done by humans, otherwise ports in Canada or Mexico will eventually eat your children's future.

Hi good morning guys

It’s too bad in. L. A. L. B. We have automation abounding. Sickening

Kick automations ass!!

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Respect the efforts that gotten us this far..

1804-1!! ILA ALL THE WAY!! We are coming louder and stronger than before!! Let’s go! Global solidarity! 🙏🏻❤️💪🏻✊🏻

Thank You! #ILA1526

1351 Pasadena Texas

Well you have so many Longshoreman driving Teslas & othe electric vehicles. So counter conducive. We using Ai to generate photos, draft documents, etc. We are slowly contributing to the demise of the industry through patronizing the very beast.

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