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ILA Education/History

7 hours ago

Port of NY/NJ

ILA LOCAL 269 OUT OF HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA VISITS ILA LOCAL 1588 AT PORT LIBERTY CONTAINER TERMINAL IN BAYONNE, NJ

ILA International Vice President Patrick Murphy and the Executive Officers of ILA Local 269 out of the Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada visited Port Liberty Container Terminal in Bayonne, NJ on April 1, 2026.
They were welcomed by ILA International Vice President/ILA Local 1588 President Virgil Maldonado and his team as they took a tour of the port and discussed the challenges the ILA faces regarding automation.

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ILA International Vice President Virgil Maldonado shared this statement with us:

“Our union brothers and sisters are now facing the same fight that we are all facing…Automation and RMG’s aren’t just a threat to our future….it’s here right now and it is impacting our livelihoods, families, and entire communities on both sides of the border…..what is happening and what we are all going through regarding automation is not isolated…..It is part of a much bigger battle that is affecting Longshore members and dockworkers everywhere around the world!”

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In photograph, left to right:
ILA Local 269 President Kevin Piper
ILA Local 1588 Secretary Treasurer Mark Santoro
ILA Vice President-President 1588 Virgil Maldonado
ILA Local 269 Secretary Treasurer Ian Higgens
ILA Vice President Patrick Murphy
ILA Local 269 Vice President Donald Sabine
ILA Local 1588 David Maldonado

**SAY NO TO AUTOMATION**
**ROBOTS DO NOT FEED FAMILIES**
**ROBOTS DO NOT PAY TAXES**
**IF WE ARE TOGETHER IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FAIL**

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ILA Education/History

1 day ago

Port of Philadelphia
December 5, 1953

ILA members on strike at the Port of Philadelphia as Longshoremen hit the streets at Pier 98 during the winter of 1953.
The International Longshoremen’s Association working for better wages and working conditions…..Never forget the sacrifices ILA members made to get where we are today!

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ILA Education/History

1 day ago

THE INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN’S ASSOCIATION APPEARS IN “THE NEW YORK TIMES” CROSSWORD PUZZLE THIS MORNING, MARCH 31, 2026

International Longshoremen’s Association!!
31 Down!

Answer: UNION

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ILA Education/History

2 days ago

BRIDGES AND TUNNELS
BAYONNE BRIDGE

The Bayonne Bridge is a steel arch bridge that carries NY and NJ Routes 440 over the Kill Van Kull between Bayonne, New Jersey and Staten Island, New York City.
In 1921, the Port of New York Authority was formed to oversee transportation in the Port of New York and New Jersey. The first two bridges between New Jersey and Staten Island, the Goethals Bridge and the Outerbridge Crossing, opened in 1928. A third was planned between Bayonne and Staten Island across the Kill Van Kull.

Construction of the Bayonne Bridge began in 1928 and it was originally projected to be completed by early 1932 at the cost of $16 million. During the superstructure’s erection, engineers utilized hydraulic jacks to support the two sides of the arch while the two pieces, consisting of prefabricated truss segments made up of high-strength alloy steel, were built toward the middle.

The Bayonne Bridge was completed at the cost of $13 million and opened on November 15, 1931.

In the 2000s, the Port Authority began work on a project to allow larger container ships to use the Kill Van Kull as the expansion of the Panama Canal allowed larger ships coming from Asia to reach the east coast. The bridge was too low to allow for the taller ships to pass underneath to and from Newark Bay.

On April 24, 2013, the Port Authority awarded a $743.3 million contract to a joint venture of Skanska Koch and Kiewit Infrastructure Company. The massive project entailed building a new roadway above the existing roadway within the current arch structure.
The rebuilt northbound roadway opened for one-lane of traffic on February 20, 2017 and a rebuilt southbound roadway opened on February 11, 2019, followed by the bike path on May 24.
The International Longshoremen’s Association load and unload ships on a daily basis that pass under the Bayonne Bridge at the Port of NY/NJ.

Excerpts of this story shared to us from:
Bridges and Tunnels—Sherman Cahal
Thank You!

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ILA Education/History

2 days ago

Port of Gulfport, MS

Dockworkers working at the Port of Gulfport, Mississippi sometime during 1906.

Established in 1902, the Port of Gulfport is a bulk, break-bulk, and container seaport that encompasses a 300-acre deep-water port and a 116-acre inland port facility.
The International Longshoremen’s Association is represented by Local 1303 at the Port of Gulfport, Mississippi.

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ILA Education/History

3 days ago

Port Houston

ILA International Vice President Eloy Cortez along with ILA Local 28 President Jack Pennington welcomed, from left to right, ILA International Vice President Virgil Maldonado and ILA International Executive Vice President Dennis A. Daggett to Port Houston, TX this week. They met up with ILA Local 28 Container Inspector Robert Embrey (far right) on Wednesday as they visited the yard at Bayport Container Terminal.

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ILA Education/History

4 days ago

THESE ARE THE LADIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN’S ASSOCIATION!!

The women of the ILA continue to make history at ports on the East and Gulf Coast!

**ILA PROUD**

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ILA Education/History

5 days ago

The International Longshoremen’s Association has had a long, storied history of labor leaders who have fought for the betterment of our membership.
Today, we are 85,000 strong working at ILA ports from Maine to Texas, the Great Lakes, Puerto Rico, Eastern Canada and the Bahamas.

In photograph, left to right:
Dennis A. Daggett, ILA International Executive Vice President, 2015-Present
Thomas “Teddy” Gleason, ILA International President from 1963-1987
Harold J. Daggett, ILA International President from 2011-Present

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ILA Education/History

5 days ago

Port Houston, TX

The Houston ILA Dock and Marine Council is made up of the proud ILA Locals 24, 28, 1351, 1438 and 1530.

**ILA PROUD**

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