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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.

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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 NY/NJ
Red Hook Terminal
Brooklyn, NY

ILA LOCAL 1814 MEMBERS AT RED HOOK TERMINAL ARE RECOGNIZED AND AWARDED BY THE SHIPPING ASSOCIATION OF NJ/NJ FOR THE LOWEST LOST TIME ACCIDENT FREQUENCY AT THE PORT OF NY/NJ

Representatives from the Shipping Association of NY/NJ presented an award today at Red Hook Terminal for the lowest lost time accident frequency in the Port of NY & NJ to ILA Local 1814 members and Ports America.

**CONGRATULATIONS**

In photograph, left to right, are:
Christopher Kelly, Ports America
Rocco Cinardi, Shop Steward, ILA Local 1814
Matteo Longobardi, Foreman, ILA Local 1814
Sharon Monahan (Director of training and safety SANYNJ)
David Alvarez (Ports America)
Franklin Gomez, ILA Local 1814,Foreman
Brendan Varon, ILA Local 1814, Assistant Foreman
Robert Piccolo, ILA Local 1814, Assistant Foreman
Russell Amato, Local 1814
Gabriel Rodriguez, ILA Local 1814, Foreman
Sandra Vasquez, SA NY/NJ, Training Center

Photo Credit and information sent to us by:
Rocco Cinardi, ILA Local 1814 Shop Steward, Brooklyn Cruise Terminal
Thank You!!

**ILA PRIDE**
**ILA SAFETY**
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Port of NY/NJ
Red Hook Terminal 
Brooklyn, NY 

ILA LOCAL 1814 MEMBERS AT RED HOOK TERMINAL ARE RECOGNIZED AND AWARDED BY THE SHIPPING ASSOCIATION OF NJ/NJ FOR THE LOWEST LOST TIME ACCIDENT FREQUENCY AT THE PORT OF NY/NJ 

Representatives from the Shipping Association of NY/NJ presented an award today at Red Hook Terminal for the lowest lost time accident frequency in the Port of NY & NJ to ILA Local 1814 members and Ports America.

**CONGRATULATIONS**

In photograph, left to right, are:
Christopher Kelly, Ports America 
Rocco Cinardi, Shop Steward, ILA Local 1814 
Matteo Longobardi, Foreman, ILA Local 1814
Sharon Monahan (Director of training and safety SANYNJ)
David Alvarez (Ports America)
Franklin Gomez, ILA Local 1814,Foreman
Brendan Varon, ILA Local 1814, Assistant Foreman 
Robert Piccolo, ILA Local 1814, Assistant Foreman 
Russell Amato, Local 1814 
Gabriel Rodriguez, ILA Local 1814, Foreman
Sandra Vasquez, SA NY/NJ, Training Center 

Photo Credit and information sent to us by:
Rocco Cinardi, ILA Local 1814 Shop Steward, Brooklyn Cruise Terminal 
Thank You!!

**ILA PRIDE**
**ILA SAFETY**

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Well done

Port Houston
ILA Local 24

ILA LOCAL 24 STANDS IN SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORTS OUR ILWU SISTERS AND BROTHERS ON THE WEST COAST!!

Photo Credit:
ILA Local 24 President Gabriel Garza
Thank You!!
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Port Houston 
ILA Local 24 

ILA LOCAL 24 STANDS IN SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORTS OUR ILWU SISTERS AND BROTHERS ON THE WEST COAST!!

Photo Credit:
ILA Local 24 President Gabriel Garza 
Thank You!!

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ILA FAMILY STAND UNITED STRONG IN UNITY SOLIDARITY DIGNITY RESPECT HONOR PRIDE SUPPORT LOCAL 1410 MOBILE ALABAMA IN OUR FIGHT AGAINST USMX MARITIME ALLIANCE

Yes'suh

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Port of NY/NJ
October 15, 2025

ILA LOCAL 1804-1 IS WELL REPRESENTED AT THE WATERFRONT ALLIANCE HEROES OF THE HARBOR DINNER IN NYC

ILA Local 1804-1 members attend β€œThe Heroes of the Harbor Dinner” at The City Winery in NYC.
The three recipient’s of the Heroes of the Harbor this evening were:

John Atkins, CEO, Port Liberty Terminals

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Meadowlands & Hudson River Rebuild by Design Projects

Chuck Nice, Comedian

In photograph, representing the ILA, left to right, are:
Paul Moe, Jr. Local 1804-1, RTG Foreman, APM
Bobby Rispoli, Local 1804-1, Master Foreman, Maher Terminals
Billy Hartigan, Business Agent, ILA Local 1804-1
Brian Porter, Local 1804-1, TIR, Maher Terminals
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Port of NY/NJ
October 15, 2025 

ILA LOCAL 1804-1 IS WELL REPRESENTED AT THE WATERFRONT ALLIANCE HEROES OF THE HARBOR DINNER IN NYC 

ILA Local 1804-1 members attend β€œThe Heroes of the Harbor Dinner” at The City Winery in NYC. 
The three recipient’s of the Heroes of the Harbor this evening were:

John Atkins, CEO, Port Liberty Terminals

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Meadowlands & Hudson River Rebuild by Design Projects

Chuck Nice, Comedian

In photograph, representing the ILA, left to right, are:
Paul Moe, Jr.  Local 1804-1, RTG Foreman, APM 
Bobby Rispoli, Local 1804-1, Master Foreman, Maher Terminals 
Billy Hartigan, Business Agent, ILA Local 1804-1 
Brian Porter, Local 1804-1, TIR, Maher Terminals

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Great representation by ILA - Congratulations to John Atkins.

Okkkk

Looking good

Looking good gentlemen! Congratulations!

Looking good gentlemen, great job representing ILA 1804-1 πŸ‘πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

Awesome πŸ‘

Kudos to ILA Local 1804-1 for the outstanding representation! Congratulations πŸŽ‰β€οΈ are in order.

πŸ’ͺ🏻

Go Union

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PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT LETTER AND MESSAGE FROM OUR INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT HAROLD J. DAGGETT

ILA President Harold Daggett Expresses β€œUnwavering Support and Solidarity” In Letter To ILWU Members Following California Governor Gavin Newsom’s β€œDisgraceful Veto” of Bill To Protect Longshore Workers Against Public Funding of Port Automated Equipment

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (October 15, 2025) ILA President Harold Daggett came out swinging today in a strongly worded letter of support and solidarity with the officers and members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, after California Governor Gavin Newsom turned his back on working men and women and vetoed a bi-partisan bill (SB 34) that would have prohibited public tax money to fund port automated equipment.
β€œWith all the dysfunction in politics today, SB 34 stood out as a rare moment of bipartisan unity to protect working families,” wrote ILA President Harold Daggett to the ILWU. β€œYet the Governor chose to side with the corporations and lobbyists, rather than with the people who build, move, and sustain this country.”
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PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT LETTER AND MESSAGE FROM OUR INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT HAROLD J. DAGGETT 

ILA President Harold Daggett Expresses β€œUnwavering Support and Solidarity”  In Letter To ILWU Members Following California Governor Gavin Newsom’s β€œDisgraceful Veto” of Bill To Protect Longshore Workers Against Public Funding of Port Automated Equipment

 NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (October 15, 2025) ILA President Harold Daggett came out swinging today in a strongly worded letter of support and solidarity with the officers and members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, after California Governor Gavin Newsom turned his back on working men and women and vetoed a bi-partisan bill (SB 34) that would have prohibited public tax money to fund port automated equipment.
 β€œWith all the dysfunction in politics today, SB 34 stood out as a rare moment of bipartisan unity to protect working families,” wrote ILA President Harold Daggett to the ILWU.   β€œYet the Governor chose to side with the corporations and lobbyists, rather than with the people who build, move, and sustain this country.”

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He'll feel that veto!

I remember the ILWU walking with us on the picket lines. We are with you! We are all in this together!

Thanks for your support pensioner local63

Solidarity forever

Time to work safely stop at all stop signs

I'm not american - can someone explain how this bill was anti-working class? I had a quick read of it and it seems like it's regarding preserving the authority of local bodies to regulate air quality which seems like a good thing?

Thank you Mr. Daggett, pensioner ILWU πŸͺlocal 13.

ILA STRONG πŸ’ͺ Solidarity. We've got your back ILWU

WE STAND BEHIND YOU ILWU! YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

The regular person is thinking we’re progressing with AI and robotics. But when you think about it. It’s being pushed because of cooperate greed. Not to help the nation. When it’s all said and done. We’ll be fighting over crumbs because the money won’t flow our way. It will stay at the top. We’re being sold out slowly.

Very disappointed. It’s a direct attack on organized labor… Newsome is a sellout. ILWU… We Have Your Back.

They tell you to vote democrat they are your friends lol. I stopped voting democrat on Obamas 2nd term. Screw them. They only want our vote. Good luck fellas. I’m retired after 32 years on the East Coast. ILA STRONG

The crazy thing is our union sold us out for automation. Word on the street is come the end of year another port hanjin is going to start automating.

Unity

So who exactly was the "special interest" ? People who want clean air ? The port adjacent towns are already cancer clusters... Sorry but its true.

Newsoms a stereotypical politician who is completely controlled by anti American lobbyists

Solidarity

Newsom has to go he is a snake The east coast has your back

Newsroom is a piece of πŸ’©

Same governor who wants biological males in female sports by signing into law AB 749 and outlaws the most common handguns on the market for California. Gavin Newsom is a snake!

Keep believing Newscum and other demorats and this is what happens

Disgusting!

That's what you get for voting for that POS

Very sad when a Democratic Governor goes against the working men and women! The Democrats are so confused right now they don't even know what they stand for! ILA LOCAL 1771 CHS,SC

He’s a piece of shit and always has been

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International Longshoremen’s Association Slams California Governor Gavin Newsom For Vetoing Bill That Protected Longshore Workers From Public Funded Automation

​NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (October 14, 2025) This week the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have restricted ocean carriers and terminal operators from using public funds for the purchase of automated equipment. The Senate Bill (SB 34) enjoyed strong support from California Republicans and Democrats and passed in the State’s house and senate. The ILA regards this as a direct attack by Gov. Newsome on Organized Labor and especially, the members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and ILA.
​The International Longshoremen’s Association issued the following statement regarding Gov. Newsome’s vicious attack on Longshore Workers and in support of the ILWU:

β€œThis week should have been of celebration for our brothers and sisters of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU); a victory for American workers who move the goods that power this country. Instead, it’s another gut punch. Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed Senate Bill 34 (SB 34), a bill that would have protected middle class port jobs, ensured responsible use of taxpayer funds, and set a national example for how technology can be managed without displacing workers.

By rejecting SB 34, the Governor has chosen the side of foreign ocean carriers and corporate lobbyists over the working men and women who keep California’s ports, and America’s economy, running. This veto isn’t just a political decision; it’s a betrayal of the very people who built the ports that made California a global trade hub.

SB 34 was a rational, balanced, bipartisan bill. It passed with strong Democratic and Republican support in California because it stood for something simple: protecting jobs and using taxpayer money responsibly. The legislation would have prohibited public funds from being used to automate jobs away. The bill made clear that taxpayer money should not be used to β€œrequire, incentivize, encourage, or otherwise promote the use of automated, remotely controlled, or remotely operated equipment.” In other words, if terminal operators want to automate, they must use their own private capital, not public subsidies, to do it. That’s not anti-innovation; that’s common sense.

It also stopped harmful regulatory overreach. SB 34 blocked the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) from imposing arbitrary β€œcargo caps” or operational limits at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach until 2031. Such measures would have strangled California’s supply chain, jeopardized port jobs, and driven cargo and revenue to less-regulated states.

SB 34 wasn’t about rolling back climate goals or resisting change. It was about responsible modernization, ensuring that technological progress doesn’t trample the working class or undermine America’s economic backbone.

Governor Newsom’s veto of SB 34 is more than disappointing - it’s revealing. In the weeks leading up to his decision, The Politico reported that West Coast employers hired one of the Governor’s close personal friends as a lobbyist to influence his office. The timing couldn’t be clearer: corporate interests fought hard to kill this bill, and they succeeded.

Let’s call it what it is, a sellout. The Governor has sided with global shipping conglomerates, many of which are foreign owned, over American dockworkers who live, pay taxes, and raise families in the very communities his decision hurts. These companies aren’t struggling mom-and-pop operations. They’re multibillion-dollar giants that made record profits during the pandemic off the backs of the men and women who risked their health to keep the supply chain moving.

When a state uses taxpayer money to subsidize automation that replaces human labor, it’s not innovation, it’s corporate welfare. And when an elected official enables that process, it’s not leadership, it’s capitulation.

For longshore workers, this bill represented something much larger than regulatory reform. It was a model for the nation and proof that we can balance progress and fairness, technology and humanity, climate responsibility and economic justice. That’s right, choosing people over profits. People over job killing technologies.

SB 34 would have protected middle class jobs and the communities that depend on them. It ensured transparency and accountability in how environmental policies are implemented. And it sent a clear message that California’s prosperity must not come at the expense of its workers.

Instead, by vetoing this bill, Governor Newsom sent a dangerous signal that political influence and corporate lobbying carry more weight than working families. This veto undermines not only the ILWU but every American worker fighting to stay relevant in an economy increasingly dominated by automation and artificial intelligence.

Just last week, a New York Post article warned that artificial intelligence could eliminate over 100 million jobs within a decade. That’s not science fiction. That’s the real trajectory of our economy if left unchecked.

Technology should assist human beings, not replace them. Yet the pattern is unmistakable: corporations invest in automation not to improve safety or efficiency, but to cut labor costs and maximize profits. Whether it’s self-driving trucks, automated cranes, or automated yard equipment, the story is always the same fewer jobs, less accountability, and more corporate control.

That’s why International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold J. Daggett has spearheaded the upcoming Global Anti-Automation Conference in Lisbon, Portugal next month. This historic event will bring together dockworkers and union leaders from around the world to address the existential threat of automation. Because this isn’t just an American challenge, it’s a global fight for the soul of the working class.

Job-killing technologies must be regulated, not celebrated. Workers must be part of the conversation and not casualties of it.

Governor Newsom had a chance to stand with the workers who have kept California’s economy alive through war, recession, pandemics, and supply chain crises. Instead, he sided with billion-dollar corporations that view labor as a line item and people as disposable. His veto wasn’t inevitable; it was intentional. And history will remember it that way.

SB 34 may be dead for now, but the movement behind it is not. The ILWU and the International Longshoremen’s Association will continue to fight for legislation that protects jobs, regulates automation, and ensures that working-class people are not sacrificed in the name of β€œprogress.”

For nearly a century, longshore workers have powered the growth of this nation’s trade and economy. We’ve adapted to change before, from the introduction of containerization to the evolution of modern logistics. But one thing we will never adapt to is being erased by machines while politicians look the other way.

California had the opportunity to lead the nation in proving that progress and people can coexist. Instead, the Governor chose profit over principle. But this story isn’t over, because the dockworkers of America and the world are not done fighting.

In the end, SB 34 was never just about ports. It was about priorities, and whether we value human work or corporate greed. The Governor made his choice. Now, it’s up to us to make ours.
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International Longshoremen’s Association Slams California Governor Gavin Newsom For Vetoing Bill That Protected Longshore Workers From Public Funded Automation
 
​NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (October 14, 2025)   This week the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have restricted ocean carriers and terminal operators from using public funds for the purchase of automated equipment. The Senate Bill (SB 34) enjoyed strong support from California Republicans and Democrats and passed in the State’s house and senate.  The ILA regards this as a direct attack by Gov. Newsome on Organized Labor and especially, the members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and ILA.
​The International Longshoremen’s Association issued the following statement regarding Gov. Newsome’s vicious attack on Longshore Workers and in support of the ILWU:
 
β€œThis week should have been of celebration for our brothers and sisters of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU); a victory for American workers who move the goods that power this country. Instead, it’s another gut punch. Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed Senate Bill 34 (SB 34), a bill that would have protected middle class port jobs, ensured responsible use of taxpayer funds, and set a national example for how technology can be managed without displacing workers.
 
By rejecting SB 34, the Governor has chosen the side of foreign ocean carriers and corporate lobbyists over the working men and women who keep California’s ports, and America’s economy, running. This veto isn’t just a political decision; it’s a betrayal of the very people who built the ports that made California a global trade hub.
 
SB 34 was a rational, balanced, bipartisan bill. It passed with strong Democratic and Republican support in California because it stood for something simple: protecting jobs and using taxpayer money responsibly. The legislation would have prohibited public funds from being used to automate jobs away. The bill made clear that taxpayer money should not be used to β€œrequire, incentivize, encourage, or otherwise promote the use of automated, remotely controlled, or remotely operated equipment.” In other words, if terminal operators want to automate, they must use their own private capital, not public subsidies, to do it. That’s not anti-innovation; that’s common sense.
 
It also stopped harmful regulatory overreach. SB 34 blocked the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) from imposing arbitrary β€œcargo caps” or operational limits at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach until 2031. Such measures would have strangled California’s supply chain, jeopardized port jobs, and driven cargo and revenue to less-regulated states.
 
SB 34 wasn’t about rolling back climate goals or resisting change. It was about responsible modernization, ensuring that technological progress doesn’t trample the working class or undermine America’s economic backbone.
 
Governor Newsom’s veto of SB 34 is more than disappointing - it’s revealing. In the weeks leading up to his decision, The Politico reported that West Coast employers hired one of the Governor’s close personal friends as a lobbyist to influence his office. The timing couldn’t be clearer: corporate interests fought hard to kill this bill, and they succeeded.
 
Let’s call it what it is, a sellout. The Governor has sided with global shipping conglomerates, many of which are foreign owned, over American dockworkers who live, pay taxes, and raise families in the very communities his decision hurts. These companies aren’t struggling mom-and-pop operations. They’re multibillion-dollar giants that made record profits during the pandemic off the backs of the men and women who risked their health to keep the supply chain moving.
 
When a state uses taxpayer money to subsidize automation that replaces human labor, it’s not innovation, it’s corporate welfare. And when an elected official enables that process, it’s not leadership, it’s capitulation.
 
For longshore workers, this bill represented something much larger than regulatory reform. It was a model for the nation and proof that we can balance progress and fairness, technology and humanity, climate responsibility and economic justice.  That’s right, choosing people over profits.  People over job killing technologies.
 
SB 34 would have protected middle class jobs and the communities that depend on them. It ensured transparency and accountability in how environmental policies are implemented. And it sent a clear message that California’s prosperity must not come at the expense of its workers.
 
Instead, by vetoing this bill, Governor Newsom sent a dangerous signal that political influence and corporate lobbying carry more weight than working families. This veto undermines not only the ILWU but every American worker fighting to stay relevant in an economy increasingly dominated by automation and artificial intelligence.
 
Just last week, a New York Post article warned that artificial intelligence could eliminate over 100 million jobs within a decade. That’s not science fiction.  That’s the real trajectory of our economy if left unchecked.
 
Technology should assist human beings, not replace them. Yet the pattern is unmistakable: corporations invest in automation not to improve safety or efficiency, but to cut labor costs and maximize profits. Whether it’s self-driving trucks, automated cranes, or automated yard equipment, the story is always the same fewer jobs, less accountability, and more corporate control.
 
That’s why International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold J. Daggett has spearheaded the upcoming Global Anti-Automation Conference in Lisbon, Portugal next month. This historic event will bring together dockworkers and union leaders from around the world to address the existential threat of automation. Because this isn’t just an American challenge, it’s a global fight for the soul of the working class.
 
Job-killing technologies must be regulated, not celebrated. Workers must be part of the conversation and not casualties of it.
 
Governor Newsom had a chance to stand with the workers who have kept California’s economy alive through war, recession, pandemics, and supply chain crises. Instead, he sided with billion-dollar corporations that view labor as a line item and people as disposable. His veto wasn’t inevitable; it was intentional. And history will remember it that way.
 
SB 34 may be dead for now, but the movement behind it is not. The ILWU and the International Longshoremen’s Association will continue to fight for legislation that protects jobs, regulates automation, and ensures that working-class people are not sacrificed in the name of β€œprogress.”
 
For nearly a century, longshore workers have powered the growth of this nation’s trade and economy. We’ve adapted to change before, from the introduction of containerization to the evolution of modern logistics. But one thing we will never adapt to is being erased by machines while politicians look the other way.
 
California had the opportunity to lead the nation in proving that progress and people can coexist. Instead, the Governor chose profit over principle. But this story isn’t over, because the dockworkers of America and the world are not done fighting.
 
In the end, SB 34 was never just about ports. It was about priorities, and whether we value human work or corporate greed. The Governor made his choice. Now, it’s up to us to make ours.

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Absolutely unacceptable! If we’re together its impossible to fail!

This is why I'm an independent.... enough said

John Esquivel what do you think home team?

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John Esquivel

Let’s not forget we own the docks and the terminals when it comes to shutting down a company that keeps pushing automation. All we have to do is shut that company down around the world and it’s over. It’s over for the company all of their investments…all that bullshit goes out the window. Just imagine a powerful company overseas and all their ships get shut down around the world. They can’t survive…they can’t pay their rent to bankers investors and they would go belly up. That’s why it’s so important that all the maritime unions come to Portugal and we stand together to take on this corporate greed And get rid of them. We can’t worry about Governors and bills to be passed. We need to show the power right at the docks…you’ll see…we will win in the end. οΏΌ

So let me get this straight people vote for politicians politician betrayed people robot wins who’s gonna buy all this shit Newsom sucks. Is anybody surprised?

Oh snap

This should surprise no one. Politicians suck they are all in someone's pocket. This case is no different.

Newsom gotta go! He's always showing how he hates his ppl

Geez I am in Ca and Newsom is a fool.

Newsom turned his back on the people who keep Cali running. Union strong

Hell yeah

Sorry if I have offended anyone with my posts today, but it really makes my blood boil, to read how the Democratic Party in the Californian government, sided with the Republican Party to introduce legislation to allow the use of Automation on the West Coast of America. WHATοΏΌ Governor Gavin Newsom of California has done is give the employers the green light to introduce Automation onto the West Coast of the United States. He needs to be condemned for such a Union Busting agenda, we will continue to support the Conference in Uganda Portugal next month. And the MUA Veterans will continue to support all those workers who have been SOLD OUT by Gavin NEWSOM. SAY NO TO AUTOMATION here in Australia, and at the Conference in Portugal.

Well , I Told And Explained This To Him Through Post , And This Proves That Certain Leaders Of Government And Their Followers Are Not For The People, And Neither With Being With Them For Humanity And Sovereignty Sakes , And They’re Administering Unmanned Machineries And Robots πŸ€– To Take Away Jobs From Human Beings , Listening To The Infiltrators οΏΌIn Business Of The USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ, To Fulfill Contracts Of Foreign Countries , To Implement Their Standards Of New Technologies , Where The Needs And Wants Are Complete Opposites In The Comparisons To Law And Ways Of Life That The Citizens And Taxpayers Of The United States Of America Has With Its Freedoms And Choices Of Religions , And With That In Difference, Americans πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ οΏΌAre Like No Others In Of The World That We Call And Named Earth 🌎. ROBOTICS WILL NOT DESTROY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAπŸ””πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ¦… GOV. Gavin , You Made It Look Good , But Now,YOU'RE FIRED **EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY** By : Preston πŸ…Williams.✍️

πŸ–•πŸΌπŸ–•πŸΌπŸ–•πŸΌnewsom

Newsom I no longer your supporter period vote no to newsom

Shame Horrible Governor

Maryland not far behind them. Democrats are not for the working American anymore, they're for immigrants and their billionaire donors.

Governor Newsom is a piece of shit

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LONGSHOREMEN ASSIGNED TO THE HOLD HAD TO ENDURE UNBEARABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON THE WATERFRONT

Longshoremen were assigned to the hold, the deck or the dock.
A Longshoreman once recalled during an interview, β€œWorking in the hold…that was for the dogs….that was the worst. It was freezing cold in the winter and scorching hot in the summer. They thought the men in the hold were the lowest of the low.”

**Let us never forget the sacrifices ILA members made that came before us to build our great union into what it is today”
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LONGSHOREMEN ASSIGNED TO THE HOLD HAD TO ENDURE UNBEARABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON THE WATERFRONT 

Longshoremen were assigned to the hold, the deck or the dock. 
A Longshoreman once recalled during an interview, β€œWorking in the hold…that was for the dogs….that was the worst.  It was freezing cold in the winter and scorching hot in the summer.  They thought the men in the hold were the lowest of the low.” 

**Let us never forget the sacrifices ILA members made that came before us to build our great union into what it is today”

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Darnell Calhoun Did they say the lowest of the low? 🀣 It can't hook itself up. I thought we were the make it happen captains.

I remember back in ‘79 it was 115 degrees so it must have been 125 degrees in the hold of the ship. We were turned to hand stowing 100 lb rice bags. The bosses were in an air condition room and we cried out, “no water no work”. They rationed the water and it was hot. Consequently one of our brothers died of heat exhaustion. If it feels unsafe don’t take another step forward please. Getting yelled at is better than being dead.

I was a wag in the hole

Ships were wooden men made of steel !!

I am a retired Longshoremen and I fell in the Hold of the ship about 15 feet down broke my foot Yes this is true 35 years down there 10 years retired

That’s where all good longshoremen start it was to work, but we also survived it. Just look where we are today in our great longshore unions. and how well off us that survived and are now retired οΏΌοΏΌare doing thanks to the ILWU πŸ‘πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

The best winch drivers were good hold men.

I remember a Venezuela ship came into Girard point Philadelphia. My gang Charley fish gang had to unload bundles of I guess cow bones / skins that were dried out and bundled together with bands . All you had to do was hook them up. 12 men in the hold 6 of us were throwing up from the stench. The other hole men said go out on pier. 6 men including Moran and my father hooked up the bones. I was told my old timers that sometimes during summer they would ship hides that were still wet with blood. Thank God I worked with a good gang that stayed down there. Early 70’s .

My first job was in the hold in Savannah Georgia in 1995! Thanks for the ILA

On a hot day loading hides from a slaughter house with fresh maggots bad day☠️

Looks like the longshoremen are unloading tea

Yep, working in the hold was always labor-intensive. If you were in the dock gang when loading, it was always easier because the cargo was mostly on pallets already, so all you needed were 2 men in the stringpiece!

We still go down there not everything is containerized

Started my longshoremen career in 1966 Cam Ramh, Viet Nam. ,

Yes I've been there wasn't bad we had to do what we had to do to maintain those hours

The positive was that you were with your union brothers and not alone in a machine all day.

I worked those flour boats in the summer.wordt job was pier 9 unloading 5 gal plastic buckets of salt fish .they were stacked 1 on top of each pail 6 high & the tops had broken letting the top pails brake through the lids of lower pails.it was over 90 f out & we workers had got covered in salt brine. Do covered @ the end of job i had to take my work pants off & leave them in parking lot & drive home in my underwear .no ILA workers would take the job wonder why lol

Best longshoremen were cotton cutters from locals 1273 and 872 the were broke Micah Dickens

My dad. Pin 47. San francisco. Retired 1971. Has seen and worked all of this. He ran the gear room for years. Hauling tents slings cable. He could logger splice.

My grandfather was a longshoreman in NY in the 60 and 70’s . Crazy stories of the docks and using the old hook. Lots of respect

Real men

I remember them days in that hole throwing sacks

My Father and Husband worked the hole and their work clothes were proof. They were grateful for the job.

Respect for union members πŸ‘

Respect for union members πŸ‘

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Port of Virginia

A MESSAGE FROM ILA INTERNATIONAL CHIEF OF STAFF JAMES MCNAMARA:

ILA’s Thomas M. Little Saluted At Retirement Bash Honoring His Amazing 56 Year Waterfront Career

NORFOLK, VA (October 13, 2025) Big Night in Hampton Roads, Virginia as ILA’s Thomas Little was saluted at his retirement dinner, celebrating his remarkable 56-year career as a longshoreman and union officer. Surrounded by his wife Glenda and family in, the retirement bash for Tommy Little featured tributes from many well-wishers, including Congressman Bobby Scott; International ILA President Harold Daggett Norfolk City Mayor Kenneth Alexander.
β€œI am grateful for your leadership at the Port of Hampton Roads where you served with distinction as International Vice President,” ILA President Daggett said in his tribute. β€œI relied on your wisdom and fortitude on many committees I appointed you to lead. You have been a trusted and faithful advisor and a powerful figure in your home port area, but also throughout the International. On a personal note, I am glad to have called you a friend for many decades.”
Jeremy Bridges, President and Chief Negotiator, and Roger Giesinger, President Emeritus, Hampton Roads Shipping Association, each paid tribute to Thomas Little.
In the top photo, International and District Officers pay tribute to Brother Little (from left to right, Jim Paylor, ILA Assistant General Organizer; Larry Bachtell, ILA Vice President, Port of Hampton Roads; Wilber Rowell, ILA General Vice President; Thomas M. Little, Jonathan Coley, ILA Atlantic Coast District Vice President, Port of Hampton Roads and Jim McNamara, ILA Chief of Staff. Lower left photo, the honored guest Tommy Little addresses his retirement dinner guests. Lower right photo, (from left to right ) ILA Loca 1248’s Kim Brown; Norfolk Mayor Kenneth Alexander and Congressman Bobby Scott.
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Port of Virginia 

A MESSAGE FROM ILA INTERNATIONAL CHIEF OF STAFF JAMES MCNAMARA: 

ILA’s Thomas M. Little Saluted At Retirement Bash Honoring His  Amazing 56 Year Waterfront Career

NORFOLK, VA (October 13, 2025) Big Night in Hampton Roads, Virginia as ILA’s Thomas Little was saluted at his retirement dinner, celebrating his remarkable 56-year career as a longshoreman and union officer.   Surrounded by his wife Glenda and family in, the retirement bash for Tommy Little featured tributes from many well-wishers, including Congressman Bobby Scott; International ILA President Harold Daggett Norfolk City Mayor Kenneth Alexander.  
β€œI am grateful for your leadership at the Port of Hampton Roads where you served with distinction as International Vice President,” ILA President Daggett said in his tribute.  β€œI relied on your wisdom and fortitude on many committees I appointed you to lead.  You have been a trusted and faithful advisor and a powerful figure in your home port area, but also throughout the International.  On a personal note, I am glad to have called you a friend for many decades.”
Jeremy Bridges, President and Chief Negotiator, and Roger Giesinger, President Emeritus,  Hampton Roads Shipping Association, each paid tribute to Thomas Little.
 In the top photo, International and District Officers pay tribute to Brother Little (from left to right, Jim Paylor, ILA Assistant General Organizer; Larry Bachtell, ILA Vice President, Port of Hampton Roads; Wilber Rowell, ILA General Vice President; Thomas M. Little, Jonathan Coley, ILA Atlantic Coast District Vice President, Port of Hampton Roads and Jim McNamara, ILA Chief of Staff.  Lower left photo, the honored guest Tommy Little addresses his retirement dinner guests.  Lower right photo, (from left to right )  ILA Loca 1248’s Kim Brown;  Norfolk Mayor Kenneth Alexander and Congressman Bobby Scott.Image attachmentImage attachment+1Image attachment

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Congratulations Tommy!Thanks so much boss I appreciate your leadership,hard work and dedication! Enjoy your retirement cap! Continued Blessings ✌🏽

Enjoy your retirement Tom

Congratulations

Congratulations Tommy!!

Congrats Tommy! Great ILA leader and even better mentor! All the best on your retirement!

Congratulations!!! Devoting 56 yrs to anything is amazing, but we appreciate is was to our Union. Thank you, Brother!!!

Congratulations Tommy

Congratulations!

Congratulations Tommy 🎊 πŸ‘

Congratulations 🎊 πŸ‘

Congratulations πŸŽ‰πŸŽŠπŸŽˆ

Congratulations on your retirement πŸ‘πŸ‘

Congratulations on your retirement TommyπŸŽ‰πŸΎ

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Port of Auckland, New Zealand

A REMINDER FROM IDC LABOR COORDINATOR JORDI ARAGUNDE OF WHAT TOOK PLACE AT THE PORT OF AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND LAST YEAR AS THE AUTOMATED STRADDLE CRANES WERE CONVERTED BACK TO MANUAL OPERATION AND WERE DRIVEN BY THE MUNZ LONGSHOREMEN

MARCH 25, 2024

MAJOR DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR BROTHER AND SISTER LONGSHOREMEN FROM THE MARITIME UNION OF NEW ZEALAND

AUTOMATION PROJECTS FAILS AT PORT OF AUCKLAND IN NEW ZEALAND

**Port of Auckland will convert 27 automated straddle cranes to be driven manually.

**The automated cranes would have replaced 50 port workers.

**The straddles were part of a failed automation project.

**The straddles will now to be driven by longshoremen at the port**

The International Longshoremen’s Association has been and always will be against any kind of automation that is a threat to taking away jobs from our great membership.
Anytime a human being is replaced by a robot it is completely unacceptable!!!
International President Harold J. Daggett and the ILA delegation will be out in full force as they welcome maritime labor leaders from around the world to the PEOPLE OVER PROFIT: ANTI-AUTOMATION CONFERENCE in Lisbon, Portugal on November 5-6, 2025.

Please click this link for full story:
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350189426/auckland-port-revives-machines-failed-automation-project

Thank you Erin Johnson
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Port of Auckland, New Zealand 

A REMINDER FROM IDC LABOR COORDINATOR JORDI ARAGUNDE OF WHAT TOOK PLACE AT THE PORT OF AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND LAST YEAR AS THE AUTOMATED STRADDLE CRANES WERE CONVERTED BACK TO MANUAL OPERATION AND WERE DRIVEN BY THE MUNZ LONGSHOREMEN 

MARCH 25, 2024

MAJOR DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR BROTHER AND SISTER LONGSHOREMEN FROM THE MARITIME UNION OF NEW ZEALAND 

AUTOMATION PROJECTS FAILS AT PORT OF AUCKLAND IN NEW ZEALAND 

**Port of Auckland will convert 27 automated straddle cranes to be driven manually. 

**The automated cranes would have replaced 50 port workers. 

**The straddles were part of a failed automation project. 

**The straddles will now to be driven by longshoremen at the port**

The International Longshoremen’s Association has been and always will be against any kind of automation that is a threat to taking away jobs from our great membership. 
Anytime a human being is replaced by a robot it is completely unacceptable!!! 
International President Harold J. Daggett and the ILA delegation will be out in full force as they welcome maritime labor leaders from around the world to the PEOPLE OVER PROFIT: ANTI-AUTOMATION CONFERENCE in Lisbon, Portugal on November 5-6, 2025. 

Please click this link for full story:
 https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350189426/auckland-port-revives-machines-failed-automation-project

Thank you Erin Johnson

ONE APUS LOSES 1,816 CONTAINERS IN THE PACIFIC STORM OF 2020;
THE VESSEL WAS SCHEDULED TO CALL THE PORT LONG BEACH, CA, WHERE OUR ILWU SISTERS AND BROTHERS WERE AWAITING ITS ARRIVAL ON THE WEST COAST

On November 30, 2020, the container ship ONE Apus lost approximately 1,816 containers during a severe storm in the North Pacific Ocean while en route from China to Long Beach, about 1,600 nautical miles northwest of Hawaii. This incident became the most significant container loss at sea since the 2013 sinking of MOL Comfort. The vessel later docked in Kobe, Japan, exposing the massive damage. The loss far exceeded the global yearly average of container losses, and the scale underscored the growing risks faced by large vessels amid severe weather and high cargo volumes.

Thank you to the Maritime Buff for sharing this
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ONE APUS LOSES 1,816 CONTAINERS IN THE PACIFIC STORM OF 2020;
THE VESSEL WAS SCHEDULED TO CALL THE PORT LONG BEACH, CA, WHERE OUR ILWU SISTERS AND BROTHERS WERE AWAITING ITS ARRIVAL ON THE WEST COAST 

On November 30, 2020, the container ship ONE Apus lost approximately 1,816 containers during a severe storm in the North Pacific Ocean while en route from China to Long Beach, about 1,600 nautical miles northwest of Hawaii. This incident became the most significant container loss at sea since the 2013 sinking of MOL Comfort. The vessel later docked in Kobe, Japan, exposing the massive damage. The loss far exceeded the global yearly average of container losses, and the scale underscored the growing risks faced by large vessels amid severe weather and high cargo volumes.

Thank you to the Maritime Buff for sharing this

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This shipping company One, was it something else before becoming One.

IT WAS ON AND KRACKIN Insane 80ft walls whirlpool style

Having to do claims on those containers was a nightmare. Thankfully only 5 containers were mine on that vessel.

Thinking about starting a container salvage company thing of all the merchandise

All the Temu orders 🀦🏻‍♂️

Double double time rate.

That was the ship we reworked in charleston

I might be wrong it was another ship I think.

It came to charleston and we got it right. I worked that ship

Big corral reefs now

What a nightmare…. Hope nobody was hurt..

Mahsa Yousefi Nick Sellers does this ship look familiar?

This ship was loaded by robotics. And the containers weren’t locked in.

Δεν το υπολόγισε σωστΞ¬ το κύμα πŸ€”

πŸ‘€πŸ˜―πŸ§

The bottom of our oceans, must look like a landfill by now.

That’s what happens when you hire lazy people and they don’t lock down all container’s trying to save time.

Automatic cones suck...when will the industry understand that.

Hugh Letherman Terminal

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Port Houston

ILA EDUCATION AND TRAINING

ILA Union Brother Robert Alvarado from Local 24 and trainer for CPTECH is teaching and training Brother Makenly Ibarra, who is also from local 24, how to run and operate the Ship to Shore cranes at Port Houston, TX
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Port Houston 

ILA EDUCATION AND TRAINING 

ILA Union Brother Robert Alvarado from Local 24 and trainer for CPTECH is teaching and training Brother Makenly Ibarra, who is also from local 24, how to run and operate the Ship to Shore cranes at Port Houston, TXImage attachmentImage attachment+2Image attachment

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Awesome. Love to give it a go! πŸ˜ŠπŸ‘

That looks cool

Louis Alberti said you’re not out running him though Makenly Ibarra

Hell yeah brothers push on be safe and blessed

Buenas soy de Perú me llamo martin y quisiera aprender a manejar esas grúas información

QUESTION DO THE ILA DO PORTERS @ THE CRUISE SHIP ROYAL CARIBBEAN??

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