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
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👏👏👏
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
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.😔
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
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
Go Union
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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Port of Long Beach, CA
LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) — Several shipping containers have fallen off a cargo ship and into the water at the Port of Long Beach.
Details are limited, but AIR7 was above the scene Tuesday morning and captured the containers scattered across the water.
According to Port of Long Beach officials, no injuries have been reported. It’s unclear what’s inside the containers or what caused them to tumble overboard.
Stay safe our ILWU sisters and brothers!!
Photo Credit:
Steve Hall
ILA Local 1402
Port of Tampa
Thank You!!
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Fake BS - loaded containers don’t float and mtys don’t float above the water
Pee pee test!
I remember working at ITO next to PRIMMI down the NJ docks when a container of beer from PRIMMI broke open from underneath and all the beer came out and was floating. You never saw so many milk crates come out fishing for that beer which was bobbing in the water. 😆
“Lashing has not been approved”
All the Labubu Dolls are Wet Now! We still want them!
Storm damage at sea, weight shift at port, auto-stackers not secure 🤷🏼♂️
Got to get them to quit smoking weed on the job
“We the ones who gotta clean that up!”
Can we say "OOPSY"?
Anything to distract the stabbing on the train
I go help salvage the shimano container. 😁
Lucccyyy you got some splainin to do
Somebody did a boo boo
I've never seen a Chinese fire drill on a freighter before.
If I know anything I’m sure it’s Trumps fault.😂
Automated ports working great 😉👍🏻
It looks like they are Lego blocks....
Is this a automated pier?
Apparently there is going to be a shortage on house shoes.
Maybe it's the way they are stacked. It's a dominoes effect like that. It's like stacking on a pallet. U may not be able to get quite as many but if u stagger them and half and half them with ur stacking it may have a different outcome. But men always know best. Hahaha
Linda Sabatino was that you? 😜
2 different stacks??
They wanted their jobs back!! 🤣
Union longshoremen?
The strangest thing is that the containers in row one, the ones furthest aft, fell to the side and those in row 5 (not even adjacent rows) fell to starboard.
Port of Corpus Christi
PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI OPENS IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS IN 1926
A statewide celebration was held in 1926 to officially open the Port of Corpus Christi for business. The first commodity to leave the Port was cotton from Aransas Compress Company. Ten years after the Port of Corpus Christi officially opened for operations, oil overtook cotton as the primary commodity moving through the gateway. By that time, the Port’s channel had been deepened to 32 feet to accommodate the growth in cargo volumes seen over that decade.
In 2024, the top 5 commodities for the Port of Corpus Christi were:
1. Crude Oil 130,487,632 tons
2. Refined Products 32,000,781 tons
3. Liquefied Natural Gas 16,095,384 tons
4. Other Bulk Liquids 14,119,759 tons
5. Dry Bulk 7,672,711 tons
Over the past century, the Port of Corpus Christi has continuously evolved to meet the changing demands of maritime commerce.
-Dredging a wider, deeper 54-foot channel.
-Acquiring stronger, higher-capacity dock equipment.
-Investing in new Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology for a greener tomorrow.
The International Longshoremen’s Association at the Port of Corpus Christi:
ILA Local 26
ILA Local 1692
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We need a compromise in education to bring union back to create jobs much needed in the port of new London in CT
Port of NY/NJ
ILA LOCAL 1804-1 AND METROPOLITAN MARINE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION PROUDLY WELCOMES GOLFERS TO THE 27TH ANNUAL HARRY CASHIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP OUTING AT MAPLEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB IN MAPLEWOOD, NJ
Amazing day on the golf course benefiting the education of children of ILA Local 1804-1 members.
As always, incredible job by ILA Local 1804-1 Secretary Treasurer Michael Vigneron and his dedicated team of volunteers that make this day possible.
Thank you to all who came out and supported this special event!!
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Amazing Time Had By All !!!
Go Union
To all the members of 1804-1 On behalf of the Cashin Family Thank you
Great day!
Always a great time Thank you Michael V and 1804-1
Port of NY/NJ
ILA LOCAL 1804-1 AND METROPOLITAN MARINE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION PROUDLY WELCOMES GOLFERS TO THE 27TH ANNUAL HARRY CASHIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP OUTING AT MAPLEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB IN MAPLEWOOD, NJ
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