
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.

Bentzel Sola Houston Ship Channel Evaluation
Review the recent letter providing our evaluation and addressing concerns of the current structure of HSC access to marine container
March 5, 2021

ILA-USMX JOINT SAFETY COMMITTEE OSH ALERT: 2021-03 – The Novel Coronavirus
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March 2, 2021

ILA-USMX JOINT SAFETY COMMITTEE OSH ALERT: 2021-02 – FIRST AID & LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT
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February 11, 2021

Statement by Herbert Hall and G. Rodney Owens, Chairs, ILA Civil Rights Committee On Black History Month
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (February 9, 2021) This February, America celebrates Black History Month. The Civil Rights Committee of the International
February 9, 2021

ILA-USMX JOINT SAFETY COMMITTEE OSH ALERT: 2021-02 – CDC MASK ORDER
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February 2, 2021

Federal Maritime Commission Urges Biden Administration To Help Prioritize Vaccine Availability To ILA and ILWU Longshore Workers To Avoid Port Shutdowns and Cripple Nation’s Supply Chain
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (January 29, 2021): Two Commissioners from the Federal Maritime Commission sent a letter to President Joseph
January 29, 2021

History of International Longshoremen’s Association Presidents
The ILA was first created along the Great Lakes Region in 1892 . That same year, The National Longshoreman
January 20, 2021

ILA-USMX JOINT SAFETY COMMITTEE OSH ALERT: 2021-01 – SAFETY FOOTWARE STANDARDS
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January 12, 2021