ILA News

ILA Endorsed New Jersey Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Sweeney Pledges Continued Support For ILA As He Addresses Over a Thousand ILA Local 1804-1 Members
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (April 30, 2025) New Jersey Gubernatorial Steve Sweeney, endorsed by the International Longshoremen’s Association and International President

F. Paul De Maria Named CEO and Chairman of United States Maritime Alliance (USMX)
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (April 29, 2025) In mid-April, United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) Board of Directors announced the selected

USMX-ILA Children’s Fund Charity Outing Set For Monday, May 19th At Forsgate Country Club; Annual Event Raises Money For St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (April 25, 2025) The 32nd Annual United States Maritime Alliance-International Longshoremen’s Association Children’s Fund Golf Outing,

ILA President Harold J. Daggett Statement on the Passing of His Holiness, Pope Francis
“The International Longshoremen’s Association mourns the passing of His Holiness, Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday 2025 at the

ILA’s New York-New Jersey District Council Honors John Cuozzo, President, ILA Local 1478-2 and Atlantic Coast District Vice President As “Man of the Year”
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (April 16, 2025) John Cuozzo, an ILA veteran with more than a half century of service to

PROMINENT WOMEN AT THE MIAMI, FLORIDA WATERFRONT
ILA Local 1416’s Lovette McGill (center) welcomes President Donald Trump’s U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer (right) and Miami-Dade County

International Workers Memorial Day To Be Observed Monday April 28, 2025; ILA Ceremonies in Miami and Port of New York and New Jersey Announced
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (April 11, 2025) – The International Longshoremen’s Association will be joining unions across America and around the

ATTENTION ILA MEMBERS LIVING IN NEW JERSEY!
Only voters affiliated with the Democratic Party can vote in the Primary Election. Voters currently affiliated with another political party

Campaign To Assist Construction of Civic Youth Center In West Belfast, Ireland, Named In Honor Of ILA President Harold J. Daggett, Begins Here In United States
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (April 2, 2025) In a letter sent this week to all International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Locals, International

“Support Your Union and Remember: If We Are Together, It’s Impossible To Fail”; ILA’s Dennis Daggett Writes “The Importance of Paying Union Dues: A 53-Year Reality Check” Noting That Dues Support Union’s Efforts To Protect and Fight For Its Rank-and-File Membership
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (March 12, 2025) In 1972, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) last received an increase in dues from

International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance Officially Sign Historic Six-Year Master Contract Agreement at Ceremonies in New Jersey; ILA Longshore Workers On Atlantic and Gulf Coasts Receive Record Increase In Wages and Benefits In Contract That Now Is In Effect Until September 30, 2030
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (March 11, 2025) – Leaders from the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd.,

Rank-and-File Members of International Longshoremen’s Association At Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports Overwhelmingly Ratify Provisions of New Six-Year Master Contract
Rank-and-File Members of International Longshoremen’s Association At Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports Overwhelmingly Ratify Provisions of New Six-Year Master Contract

ILA Locals On Atlantic and Gulf Coasts Reviewing Details of Historic Master Contract Agreement Prior To Rank-and-File Ratification Vote Next Tuesday, February 25, 2025; ILA President Harold Daggett Urges Members To Vote Yes On Master Contract
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (February 20, 2025) International Longshoremen’s Association Rank-and-File Members at Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports have been meeting

International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Wage Scale Committee Unanimously Approves New USMX-ILA Master Contract Agreement With Full Membership Ratification Vote Set For February 25, 2025
HOLLYWOOD, FL – (February 7, 2025) The full International Longshoremen’s Association Wage Scale Committee today gave unanimous approval to the

ILA/IDC Longshoremen Newsletter (#16, January 2025)
Read the newsletter here: ILA/IDC Longshoremen Newsletter (#16, January 2025)

ILWU Establishes Relief Fund To Aid Victims of Devastating Wildfires Affecting the California Area
NORTH BERGEN, NJ. (January 14, 2025) The ILWU has launched a relief campaign aimed at supporting the victims of the