Education

ILA Education/History

11 hours ago

Port of NY/NJ

ILA LOCAL 1233 GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY DURING THIS THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY SEASON

ILA LOCAL 1233….ONE COMMUNITY…ONE FAMILY

Turkey Giveaway Success!!!
Working together, ILA Local 1233 helped feed 100 families in the Newark/Elizabeth area during this Thanksgiving holiday season.
Through partnership and compassion, the dedicated members of ILA Local 1233 brought warmth and nourishment to those in need.
ILA Local 1233 is proud to stand with One Community, One Family in serving the community….
Building stronger communities, one family at a time.

Photo Credits:
Heather Bradley
Betty Hooker
ILA Local 1233
Thank You! ... See MoreSee Less

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ILA Education/History

13 hours ago

Port of Galveston, TX

ILA EDUCATION AND TRAINING
ILA LOCAL 20

ILA Local 20 out of the Port of Galveston held their RoRo Rodeo 2025 last week.
ILA members attend this annual event to learn how to do the job of moving RoRo cargo correctly and safely.

RO-RO CARGO or "roll-on, roll-off" cargo, refers to wheeled goods, such as cars, trucks, and heavy machinery, that are driven by ILA members directly onto and off of a ship using ramps. This method is a common and cost-effective way to transport large volumes of vehicles and equipment across continents. Vehicles are secured on the ship's decks, which can have multiple levels accessible by ramps.

Cargo is driven or towed onto the ship, often through a ramp at the stern or side of the vessel.
Once inside, the vehicles are secured on various decks within the ship and driven to their final position.
When the ship reaches its destination, the vehicles are driven directly off the vessel.

Examples of Ro-Ro cargo:
-Cars
-Trucks
-Heavy machinery, such as excavators and bulldozers
-Unaccompanied trailers
-Containers on wheels
-Passenger-car hybrid (RoPax) vessels that carry both passengers and vehicles ... See MoreSee Less

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ILA Education/History

3 days ago

ILA President Harold J. Daggett’s Thanksgiving 2025 Message To ILA Members and Their Families

Thanksgiving 2025
Dear Sisters and Brothers:

Along with my Executive Officers at the International Longshoremen’s Association, and my sons, Dennis and John, and daughter Lisa, and the entire Daggett family, I extend my best wishes for a Happy, Healthy and Blessed Thanksgiving to our 85,000 rank-and-file ILA members and their families.
It is the season of gratitude and giving, and our ILA family has many reasons to count our blessings at Thanksgiving 2025. We are a little bit more than a month into our second year of our Six-Year Master Contract that provides landmark benefits for our members. Just a few weeks ago, the ILA helped organize a world-wide gathering of Dockworkers and Maritime workers with the International Dockworkers Council, held in Lisbon, Portugal. More than a thousand sisters and brothers in the global maritime community, united in purpose to protect our jobs and our livelihoods against the threat of automation, came together as a caring and protective family, just as ILA families will come together during the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Time and time, ILA members demonstrate their incredible generosity and care for their fellow workers, their families, and their communities.
Throughout our very difficult contract negotiations in 2023 and 2024, I continually reminded our ILA members that “God Loves the ILA.” He did not let us down. I offer my prayers to all my ILA family that the Lord continues to bless us at Thanksgiving 2025, to protect us, and to embrace us with His loving care.

Respectfully,
Harold J. Daggett International President ... See MoreSee Less

ILA Education/History

3 days ago

Port of NY/NJ

THE INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN’S ASSOCIATION LOCAL 1804-1 AT PORT NEWARK CONTAINER TERMINAL IS GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL DURING THIS 2025 THANKSGIVING SEASON

Thank You Master Foreman Larry DeFelice for inviting us as the ILA Local’s at the Port of NY/NJ come together giving thanks for all we have….we are thankful for our families…we are thankful for our friends…and we are thankful for our union…The International Longshoremen’s Association….Established 1892 ... See MoreSee Less

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