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ILA Education/History

1 day ago

Port of Galveston, TX

THE INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN’S ASSOCIATION RAILROAD GANG IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS

THE RAILROAD GANG

ILA Local 1504-8 out of Galveston is known as the Railroad Gang!

ILA local 1504-8 was chartered in 1933 in Galveston Texas as the warehouse jurisdiction of the port.

Local 1504-8 were called warehousemen from the 1930s to the mid-1990s.
The warehousemen supplied all deep sea locals with bagged goods. The name “Railroad Gangers” is what the port and the town called the men that would unload the box cars.

One railroad gang consisted of
1 forklift driver & 4 pickup men….
and there were over 100 gangs hired per day!!

During the 1980’s…..Local 1504 merged with 1308 and that’s where the “dash eight” comes in at the end.

Thank you ILA Local 1504-8 President Rodney Priestley

We are the International longshoremen’s association
Established 1892

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ILA Education/History

1 day ago

ILA local 1814 member Stephen librera raises the colors of our nation and 1814 banner up at the Empire Wind 1 Project in the Brooklyn Marine Terminal

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ILA Education/History

2 days ago

Galveston, TX

SAGCD CONVENTION TAKES PLACE JULY 27-30 IN GALVESTON, TX

ILA South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District President Alan Robb welcomes delegates, members and guests to the 93rd Quadrennial Convention Scheduled For July 27-30, 2026, In Galveston, Texas;
International ILA President Harold J. Daggett Will Headline Opening Day Speakers

Final preparations are being made by the leaders of the International Longshoremen’s Association South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District who will convene their 93rd Quadrennial Convention to be held at the Galveston Convention Center at The San Luis Resort and Spa in Galveston, Texas from Monday, July 27 through Thursday, July 30, 2026.
Hundreds of delegates and guests are expected to attend the four-day convention at the ILA’s port city of Galveston, Texas, according to Alan A. Robb, the President of the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District and Convention Chairman.
International ILA President Harold J. Daggett will address delegates at the opening session on Monday, July 27th after the J.H. “Buddy” Raspberry Bell, named in honor of the late ILA South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District President, is rung by ILA retirees as the official start of the convention.
The Honorable John Listowski, Mayor of Galveston and Rodge Rees, Galveston Port Director will each welcome convention delegates and guests to the City of Galveston, Texas.
ILA International Officers Dennis A. Daggett (Executive Vice President) and Stephen Knott (Secretary-Treasurer) will address the 93rd Quadrennial Convention opening session along with Paul DeMaria, Charman and CEO, United States Maritime Alliance.
“We are very proud to have our International President Harold Daggett open our convention,” said District President Robb. “ILA District Delegates and guests will be treated to an impressive list of speakers throughout our four days convention. We also have important convention business, including resolutions and the elections of officers.”

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ILA Education/History

3 days ago

Port of NJ/NJ

Heavy rain dumps down on Maher Terminals as storms roll through at Port Newark, NJ on this Saturday of July 18, 2026.

Stay safe ILA Sisters and Brothers!

Photo Credit:
Steven Cooke
ILA Local 1804-1
Thank You!
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ILA Education/History

4 days ago

Port of Galveston, TX
Circa early 1900’s

Longshoremen travel by boat to begin their days work at the Port of Galveston, Texas around 1900-1910s.

Photo Credit:
DeGolyer Library
Southern Methodist University.
Thank You!!

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ILA Education/History

5 days ago

Port of NY/NJ

WILDFIRE SMOKE FROM CANADA PUSHES AIR QUALITY TO DANGEROUS LEVELS FOR MILLIONS

Dense smoke from Canadian wildfires is choking a vast stretch of the Northeast and Upper Midwest sections of the United States.
Longshoremen have felt the effects of the smoke at several ILA ports up and down the east coast.
In photograph is a smoke-filled APM Terminal at Port Elizabeth, NJ.

**STAY SAFE ILA SISTERS AND BROTHERS**

Photo Credit:
Mike Scheck
ILA Local 1804-1
APM Reefer
Thank You!

Int’l Longshoremen’s Mike Scheck

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ILA Education/History

5 days ago

Port of NY/NJ

Lady Liberty stands tall and proud with the cranes of Port Liberty Container Terminal and Bayonne Bridge in the distance.
Bayonne, NJ

We are the International Longshoremen’s Association
Established 1892

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ILA Education/History

5 days ago

San Juan, Puerto Rico

On this day in 2015, Michael Vigneron is unanimously elected President of the Atlantic Coast District at their 35th Quadrennial Convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

In photograph, left to right, Michael Vigneron is congratulated by ILA Public Relations Director and longtime friend Jim McNamara.

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ILA Education/History

6 days ago

Hollywood, FL

REAGAN SPEAKS AT ILA CONVENTION
JULY 18, 1983

President Ronald Reagan addresses delegates, members and guests at the International Longshoremen’s Association Convention at The Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, FL
July 18, 1983

In his opening remarks President Reagan said,
“I’ll tell you what I like about ILA President Teddy Gleason…he sticks by his union, he sticks by his friends and he sticks by his country.”

Please go to the following link to see President Reagan’s entire speech:

youtu.be/26OpbkgfZ_M?si=vt9exE4WYdHxEyv5

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