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.
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
Port of NY/NJ
MAHER TERMINALS
PORT ELIZABETH, NJ
FROM THE SHIP, RIGHT INTO THE WATER….ILA MOVING THE WORLD’S COMMERCE….NON-STOP….24/7
Photo Credit:
Steven Cooke
ILA Local 1804-1
Thank You!!
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Always tie the slings to the boat! - Mike Maher
where is all the overtime hours counted in with our annunity at intergrated container ? 1804-1
Very cool, the work never stops! 💪
Awesome job, ILA moving the world's commerce!!! 💼 is removed and replaced with Awesome job, the work is non stop!!✊
Ila1807 in MHC NC had them last week
💪💪💪
Go Union
Port of Charleston
ILA MEMBERS HELP INCREASE CONTAINER MOVES AT THE PORT OF CHARLESTON AS IT SEES A 3% INCREASE COMPARED TO THIS TIME LAST YEAR
CHARLESTON PORT UPDATE:
South Carolina Ports continues to show strong performance with 2.6 million TEUs handled this year—a 3% increase year-over-year!
These numbers reflect the region’s growing importance in global trade.
The Port of Charleston facilities span three municipalities—Charleston, North Charleston, and Mount Pleasant—with six public terminals owned and operated by the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA). These facilities handle containers, motor vehicles and other rolling stock, non-containerized goods and project cargo, as well as Charleston’s cruise ship operation. Additional facilities in the port are privately owned and operated, handling bulk commodities like petroleum, coal and steel.
The International Longshoremen’s Association at the Port of Charleston:
ILA Local 1422, Deep Sea Longshoremen, President Kenny Riley
ILA Local 1422A, Maintenance and Repair, President Leonard Bailey
ILA Local 1771, Clerks and Checkers, President Lance McLaughlin
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1422 stand up !!
SC got the juice ‼️
Are they all operated by ILA labor? I know we had tough talks down there. I remember years ago when Del Monte went from ILA labor to a pier right next to it that wasn’t union in Philly and by HOLT. If I’m correct.
I carry the wando
HOW DO CARGO SHIPS MAKE MONEY?
An interesting video shared to us by Marine Insight
Thank you!
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Port Miami
Circa 1940’s
Longshoremen moving cargo before the days of containerization at Port Miami sometime during the late 1940’s
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That’s a fork lift in the background
Thats how I started ...heavy sacks every day ...loved longshoreing
I remember them days in the waterfront in Philadelphia !
LEADERSHIP THAT’S SECOND TO NONE…..
ILA INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT HAROLD J. DAGGETT
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Natural leader of men
What a great president great man ILA all the way 
The Man our Leader, my friend and Brother and a true Legend!! 👍🏻👍🏻
The best!! warrior
Greatest leader of all unions combined!
The BEST!!!!
The best
We have the best leadership in the world
Made Man
The one and only my friend Harold Daggett👏👏👏
Bravo. That is what we need!!! 👍
The Greatest Labor leader of all-time. Thank You Harold Daggett !!! God Bless the ILA 💪🇺🇲💪
Nous voudrions avoir une collaboration avec vous , nous syndicat des dockers et pointeur du Sénégal ( port de Dakar ) nous vous suivons a travers notre camarade Jordi Aragunde migues .
The Boss Man
Blessings!! GOAT 🐐
Go Union
Legend
ILA💪
Great negociador ….🇺🇸✌️🍷🍷
Port of Boston
THE LONG, STORIED HISTORY OF LONGSHOREMEN AT THE PORT OF BOSTON
For decades, Boston wharves like Commonwealth Pier swarmed with longshoremen loading and unloading ships. They were hired by ship owners from “along the shore,” especially after the 1840s when sailing vessels whose large crews handled their own cargo gave way to steamships with smaller crews.
Cargoes ranged from bulk freight to passengers’ luggage. It was back-breaking, dangerous, dirty work. Longshoremen waited near the docks or in saloons used as hiring halls, never knowing when a ship might arrive or at which wharf.
Hired for one ship at a time, longshoremen had no guarantees of steady work and were often poor despite their key role in Boston’s economy. This led to the formation of the Boston Longshoreman’s Provident Union in 1847.
In 1892, history was made as the International Longshoremen’s Association was established and continues their work at the Port of Boston today.
By the 1970s, massive container ships were transporting most sea freight. Ship-to-shore cranes replaced workers on the docks and far fewer longshoremen were needed.
The International Longshoremen’s Association at the Port of Boston:
ILA Local 799, Charleston Longshoremen
ILA Local 800, South Boston Longshoremen
ILA Local 805, East Boston Longshoremen
ILA Local 1066, Clerks and Checkers
ILA Local 1604, Line Handlers
Let’s us never forget the sacrifices that the Longshoremen made to build our great union into what we have today!
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I started on the docks on the west side of Manhatten in 1951; by then, we had rubber on the handtruck wheels! 🥸
My dad was a longshoreman! My husband and myself are retired longshoreman and our sons are now lingshoreman from Boston local 799 Charlestown
Amen 🙏
“Wooden Ships and Iron Men” indeed, their legacy lives on! 💪
What a thankless back breaking job they had! And the wages were probably awful back then.😔
Let us always remember the sacrifices they made and strive to make a better future for all workers 🎯 Their sacrifices will never be forgotten!
LOl can we refer to this as"the good old days"? 🥸
Ah there’s the old hand trucks !!! Bet they oiled they up before ship boss said let’s got to work!’n
and it was this way into the 60 and 70's
Proud Retired LongShore(Women)..Daughter of a Retired Longshoremen ( Sleep on Dad)..PortMiami, Fa 1416 ⚓️⚓️✊🏾
42 years ILWU...
Port of NY/NJ
Port Liberty Container Terminal in Bayonne, NJ with the Freedom Tower across the river in NYC on this 24th Anniversary of 9/11
Video Credit:
Tayler Dillin
ILA Local 1588
Thank You!!
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Only one Construction Boom downtown looks like Depression time
Go Union
Port of NY/NJ
THE ILA REMEMBERS 9/11
Last year, members of ILA Local 1804-1 out of Port Liberty constructed a World Trade Center Tribute in honor of all who perished on 9/11.
This project, led by Master Foreman Joe Ruggerio, was completed by Luis Garcia, Justin Kawczynski and Ryan Conlon of ILA Local 1804-1 maintenance and repair.
The Twin Towers stand to the right of the American flag with cranes in the distance.
**ILA NEVER FORGETS**
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ILA I Love America God Bless
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Union made
23,000 FOLLOWERS
On May 3, 2021 The ILA International Education Department launched the ILA EDUCATION/HISTORY page on Facebook.
Our goal and purpose is to put out information that is currently taking place in our industry while at the same time taking a look back into our past, which dates back to 1892.
This information covers all ports from Maine to Texas, the Great Lakes, Puerto Rico, Eastern Canada and the Bahamas.
We are also very proud to keep dockworkers from around the world up to date of what’s taking place on the waterfront from every port nationally and internationally.
During this time we have accumulated over 23,000 followers.
Our Instagram page was launched a few years later and we are now getting information out to nearly 5,000 more followers on that platform.
We were recently updated with a page summary from the social media sites and we are excited to announce that we have had 1.5 million views in the last 28 days!
A huge thank you to ILA International President Harold J. Daggett and to all of the ILA Local President’s from up and down the East and Gulf Coast who have supported us from the start.
You have encouraged the members to follow these pages so they can be educated about the ILA’s long, storied history and we appreciate you for that!
THANK YOU TO THE RANK AND FILE MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN’S ASSOCIATION!
If there is anything taking place at your port or your ILA local that you wish to share please do not hesitate to reach out to us.
Thank you Justine Potter, Atlantic Coast District Executive Assistant, for creating this image!
Much appreciated!
@h_daggett @ddag21 @jdaggett5 @jimmmymac18 @justinepotter_ @ilasagcd @ila1804_1official
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Grate JOB keep up the good work
Good job !!
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