ILA News
With Global Maritime Alliance Success Achieved In Lisbon, Portugal, Harold J. Daggett Cements His Legacy As Most Effective and Influential President In ILA History
LISBON, PORTUGAL (November 9, 2025) In the decade and a half as International President of the 85,000-member International Longshoremen’s Association,
ILA President Harold J. Daggett Arrives in Lisbon, Portugal For Historic Anti-Automation Summit; Meets With Leaders of SEAL, Portuguese Dockers Union
LISBON, PORTUGAL – (November 3, 2025) International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold J. Daggett arrived in Lisbon, Portugal on Sunday,
Global Union Dockworkers Sign Historic “Lisbon Summit Resolution” That Creates World-Wide Alliance To Halt Expansion of Job Killing Automated Ports
Global Union Dockworkers Sign Historic “Lisbon Summit Resolution” That Creates World-Wide Alliance To Halt Expansion of Job Killing Automated Ports;
Dennis Daggett Challenges Global Dockers To “Draw The Line Together” and Fight Elimination of Dockworkers From Automation
Speaking In His Dual Leadership Roles With International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and International Dockworkers’ Council (IDC), Dennis Daggett Challenges Global
ILA President Harold J. Daggett Opens Anti-Automation Conference In Lisbon Calling For Formation of Global Maritime Alliance That Will Strike Companies That Push Job-Killing Automation
LISBON, PORTUGAL – (November 5, 2025) The leader of the 85,000-member International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) opened the historic “People Over
12TH Annual International Longshoremen’s Association Civil, Human & Women’s Rights Committee Award Dinner To Honor Four At November 1st Dinner in New Jersey
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (October 24, 2025) The Twelfth Annual International Longshoremen’s Association Civil, Human & Women’s Rights Committee Award
Global Dockworker and Maritime Unions Will Convene In Lisbon On November 5 and 6, 2025, To Formulate Strategies and Actions To Fight Job Killing Automation
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (October 23, 2025) The goal of International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold J. Daggett to bring
ILA President Harold J. Daggett Calls on All Dockworker and Maritime Union Officials Worldwide To Participate In Historic November Summit in Lisbon, Portugal and Join Global Response To Threat of Automation*
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (October 16, 2025) As job losses continue to mount globally at an alarming rate due to the
ILA President Harold Daggett Expresses “Unwavering Support and Solidarity” In Letter To ILWU Members Following California Governor Gavin Newsom’s “Disgraceful 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
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
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
ILA President Harold Daggett Announces Appointment of Brigadier General (Ret) Harrison “H.B.” Gilliam As Union’s Military Advisor and Consultant
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (October 2, 2025) International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold J. Daggett announced the appointment of Brigadier General
Sold Out 2025 “ILA Night At Yankee Stadium” Generates Donation of Over $10,000 To St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (September 25, 2025) – Over 1,100 ILA members and their families and friends have will pack the
Global Dockworker and Maritime Unions Set Sites on November 2025 Conference in Lisbon, Portugal To Unite and Establish Alliance To Fight Job-Killing Automation
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (September 19, 2025) Leaders from the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and International Dockworkers (IDC) met this
The Time Is Now: ILA’s Fight for a Future with Dignity
Over the past two days, ILA delegates gathered in productive meetings, breaking new ground by strategizing on how to negotiate
ILA President Harold J. Daggett Says Members Will Celebrate Labor Day 2025 As “The Strongest Union Across the Nation and Revered Globally For Successfully Defending Against Job-Killing Automation
A Labor Day Message from Harold J. Daggett, International President, International Longshoremen’s Association NORTH BERGEN, NJ (September 1, 2025) As
ILA New York-New Jersey District Council To Host Seminar Tuesday Evening, July 29th In Newark To Detail “Window-Type Service Retirement Pension For Window Period”; ILA Members, Spouses and Family Members Invited To Attend Session at Holiday Inn, Newark Airport
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (July 28, 2025) Charles Ward, Executive Director of the NYSA-ILA Pension Trust Fund and President of
