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
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM OUR INTERNATIONAL AND THEN CLICK ON THE VIDEO LINK BELOW AS ILA LEADERS DECLARE WAR ON EMPLOYERS ATTEMPTING TO “DO AWAY WITH DOCKER UNIONS”
ILA Leaders Declare War On Employers Attempting To “Do Away With Docker Unions” At Ports Around the World In Video From Global Maritime Conference in Lisbon, Portugal; Harold J. Daggett and Dennis A. Daggett Promise United, Global Response To "Job Killing Technology"
The two top leaders of the International Longshoremen's Association charged up the more than one thousand Global dockers and maritime unions at the November 2025 Anti-Automation Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, announcing a global war on shipping companies that continue to push automation at ports to eliminate dockworkers and destroy their unions. Harold J. Daggett, ILA President, and Dennis A. Daggett, ILA Executive Vice President declared in their remarks: "That's why we are here in Lisbon to draw the line together to say that dockworkers from every nation, every coast, every terminal will not be replaced by machines. This fight is not just about preserving jobs, it's about preserving identity, community and human dignity, The unions that sign on to this Lisbon Summit Document now make up the MOST POWERFUL LABOR ALLIANCE THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN."
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Port of Virginia
Hampton Roads
ILA LOCALS 970, 1248, 1624, 1963, 1970 OUT OF HAMPTON ROADS SHOW THEIR ILA PRIDE AND SOLIDARITY AS THEY PROUDLY DISPLAY THEIR ILA GEAR AT THE PORT OF VIRGINIA
Thank you ILA Local 1970 President Monta Bivins for sharing these photos with us earlier today!
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ILA FOREVER
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Tampa, FL
THE ILA SOUTH EASTERN DOCK AND MARINE COUNCIL MEETINGS TOOK PLACE THIS PAST WEEKEND AT THE WESTSHORE MARRIOTT HOTEL IN TAMPA, FL
Photo Credits:
Darryl Alston
ILA Local 1408
Port of Jacksonville, FL
Thank You!!
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Port of Virginia
Hampton Roads
ILA LOCAL 1970 PRESIDENT MONTA BIVINS PROUDLY SHARED THIS BEAUTIFUL COIN WITH US THAT REPRESENTS THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR LOCAL OUT OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
Have a great week ILA sisters and brothers!
Stay Safe!
God Bless you and your families!
#ila
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Local 1970 stand up 💪🏾🫡
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Thanks Kenny Oelkers!
My step father was one of the founding members of Local 1970. His name was Forbes Braithwaite.
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In canada its ilwu
ESTUPENDO... GENIAL
My Dad AJ Jones Local 1248. He loved his job.
Nice coin are they for sale?
Go Union
Port of Galveston
ILA LOCAL 1504-8 OUT OF GALVESTON, TEXAS HONORS AND CELEBRATES THE 94TH BIRTHDAY OF BROTHER EUGENE DOMINIC
A message from ILA Local 1504-8 President Rodney D. Priestley:
“Today was a special day for me.
I had the honor of celebrating the birthday of Brother Eugene Dominic — 94 years old — the oldest living member of I.L.A. Local 1504-8. In the picture you’ll see me, Brother Dominic, and my retired Local Brother J.J. Evans.
We owe Brother Dominic a huge thank-you for every sacrifice he made and everything he endured so we could stand where we stand today.”
I.L.A. forever. 💙💪🏾⚓️
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
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Happy Birthday brother!
Happy Birthday Brother Eugene!! ( my dads name) god bless!
Happy birthday
Happy Birthday 🏗 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 From Big Walt...ILA LOCAL #1526 FT.LAUDERDALE FLORIDA 🌴
Happy Birthday Brother!!!!!
Blessings
Happy Birthday Brother Eugene Dominic. 94 years young!
Happy birthday!
What up JJ Evans? Happy Birthday Brother Dominic! 🎂🎁
Happy Birthday 🎂
Congratulations Brothee!
Happy Blessed Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁
Happy Birthday local brother
Happy Birthday 🌹
Happy birthday 🎉
Happy Birthday! 🎂🎁
Happy Birthday&many blessings .
Rumble !! Young man RUMBLE 💪🏿🙌🏿✨ Happy Birthday sir
Happy birthday sir!
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday,1504-8 Eugene Dominic
Hbd to my best friend and cousin and have fun time with the boys and have one for me
Port of Boston
THE ILA DOES NOT STOP
24/7
3 gangs working tonight in the Port of Boston. ILA Boston Locals 799, 800, 805, 1066, and 1604 on the docks!!
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ILA All Day!
I enjoy seeing the dedication and hard work that goes into keeping the port running 24/7, hats off to all the workers involved!
Boston 💪🏽
Nice Shot 📷
Be safe out there. ILA...ALL DAY EVERY DAY
I work onthe ports of canada
God Bless ILA
Those Gan cranes the boom doesn’t look like the boom up someone correct me if I’m wrong or are they just stationary set low profile like that all the time first time I’ve ever seen these type of gantries in 8 years
Union strong 💪💪💪💪💪💪
The med.
ILA STRONG!!! Local 1413 New Bedford,Ma 🇨🇻💪🏾☮️👏🏿
THIS IS THE INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN’S ASSOCIATION
OUR HISTORY….OUR LEGACY
For the past week, we have collaborated with ILA Local 1814 member John Seery to put together some of the most incredible photographs of our history that leads right up until today.
Thank you brother John Seery for always supporting this page and answering the call whenever we reach out to you.
Much appreciated!
Please take a few minutes to watch this video….
This is the International Longshoremen’s Association….this is your union….this is what we do every day to keep the world moving!
BROTHERS AND SISTERS!!
WE ARE THE ILA!!
ESTABLISHED 1892
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Those were the original Longsshoremen ‘s. My father was one of those. I hope you know what I mean 
Love the history!
Our Nations heroes and backbone. GOD always bless the ILA🙏
Union strong 💪💪💪 1423 port of Brunswick
Great job!!
Orientation for the job should be a week of labor such as this so that they can be grateful for all that we have today. So many take what we have for granted never once to think what our past brothers and sisters endured.
I’m probably the last generation to hand stow a ship. Don’t forget about us old timers during contract negotiations. We could always use a cost of living adjustment. The longshoreman that paved the way for this generation worked their butts off. Or broken down bodies testify to that.
Love this !! ❤️❤️❤️💪💪💪
Great Video!!
I'm forever honored to be called upon. I think of every sister and brother, past, present and future, anytime I create anything. Nothing I do compares to the tireless work of our incredible membership. Without them, I have no story to tell.
FOREVER ILA. My Dad and Grand dad are retired Longshoremen’s 😍❤️
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PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY WAS ASSASSINATED ON THIS DAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1963 IN DALLAS, TEXAS
Port of Boston
1946
KENNEDY VISITS WITH ILA INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT DANIEL J. DONOVAN AT THE PORT OF BOSTON
(Pictured left to right)
A young congressman named John F. Kennedy visits with ILA International Vice President Daniel J. Donovan on the Boston waterfront during the winter of 1946.
Fifteen years later, on January 20, 1961, Kennedy would be sworn in as the 35th President of the United States of America.
Two years after that, on November 22, 1963, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. JFK was the youngest person ever elected President of United States at 43 years of age.
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Dan Donavan was made for that job ,one of the best.
LEADERSHIP THAT’S SECOND TO NONE…A LABOR LEADER THAT IS KNOWN ALL AROUND THE WORLD…ILA INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT HAROLD J. DAGGETT
Please click link below to watch President Daggett’s opening speech at the Anti-Automation Conference on November 5, 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal
youtu.be/4ov5VmokxnE
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Outstanding
THE BEST PRESIDENT HAROLD DAGGETT 👏 ⚓️
The best
God bless
Truly second to none.
Superb leadership. 💪🙌
Numero Uno !!! NOBODY says it better !!
Thank You!
ILA INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT HAROLD J. DAGGETT’S OPENING SPEECH AT THE ANTI-AUTOMATION CONFERENCE ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 IN LISBON, PORTUGAL
Watch ILA President Harold J. Daggett’s Keynote Address At The Anti-Automation Conference In Lisbon, Portugal.
President Daggett Calls For Formation of Global Maritime Alliance To
Collectively Act Against Massive Job Losses Through Automation.
LISBON, PORTUGAL – Watch Harold J. Daggett, the leader of the 85,000-member International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) open the historic “People Over Profits: Anti-Automation Conference” in Lisbon, Portugal on November 5, 2025, and tell nearly a thousand dockworker and maritime union members in attendance that the threat of automation is “a full-blown attack on our very existence.” The ILA International President called on all Dockers and Maritime Unions to join a Global Maritime Alliance that would target and strike companies that introduced or expanded automation at waterfront facilities in any port around the world.
Harold J. Daggett, President of the ILA, in the keynote address at the start of the two-day summit held at at the Pavilhão Carolos Lopes Convention Center in Lisbon, Portugal, delivered a powerful, yet ominous message to the large gathering about the intent of their employers and the threat to workers everywhere.
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Powerful message sent💪
Harold incredible message!! There is no one more passionate and honest about the preservation of our jobs!! You saw this coming years ago, and we are so lucky to have you fighting for all of us and our families!! Thank you and we stand behind you!!💪🇺🇸👊
Outstanding!!!!