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 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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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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Thank you James McNamara, ILA Chief of Staff, for forwarding this to us!
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What hint or answer is the corresponding 31?
Yep. I saw that
Wow
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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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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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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Port of Boston
ILA MEMBERS WELCOMED THE USS MASSACHUSETTS SSN 798 SUBMARINE THIS WEEKEND TO THE PORT OF BOSTON
COMMISSIONING
MARCH 28, 2026
WE ARE THE INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN’S ASSOCIATION
ESTABLISHED 1892
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Was visiting Boston today from Virginia. Local 970 member here and got to see this move in the harbor today. Was amazing to see
Lot Of Hp on thoes tugs for that job .Great photo !
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 Local 333. Stay safe and stay blessed 🙏
Respect & Solidarity from Retired Sister 40 yrs ILWU Local 23.
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I looooove this🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Girl power!!!!
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Gloryyyyyyyyy
I Salute You Ladies
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Deadly sisters. In Unity and Solidarity ✊🏾
That's my girl Veronica Hoard ❤️
Salute
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3 hours to climb on the stairs
nice picture ladies
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This is a dope pic!!! ILA Local 333 (baltimore) wish we could all get along to take a pic like this here lol
For the Union Made Us Strong!!!!!!
Stand strong Ladies.... Respect
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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The future looks bright for our ILA family
So proud to have worked under such great leadership!!!
I worked under Teddy.
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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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Local 28 💪
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Local 1416
If you can please support Big Jack Pennington’s (President, ILA Local 28) Nephew, Sterling Burk, who has been battling heart disease way too early in life. Anything you can do is greatly appreciated…. Prayers go out to Sterling and his Family….
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Praying 🙏🙏🙏 for him right now 🙏🙏🙏
Lord Your mercy and healing hands!!!!!