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Longshoremen Newsletter No 23, August 2026
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With Labor Day Fast Approaching in September, Followed by the Start of the ILA’s Third Year of Master Contract on October 1st, ILA President Harold Daggett Keeping Members Primed With Attention Focused On Threat of Automation
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (August 8, 2026) When International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold J. Daggett addressed his member-delegates at the South
ILA President Harold J. Daggett Achieves Success With Deeply Personal Goal Of Securing Generous Death Benefits For Families of ILA Members Killed on the Job
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (August 6, 2026) For decades, securing robust financial protections for the families of ILA longshore workers killed
ILA Local 2070, Port of Chicago, Appeals For Support From Fellow ILA Members and Maritime Unions To Save Their Jobs In Tough Jurisdictional Battle With Operating Engineers
CHICAGO, IL – (August 4, 2026) Dozens of members of International Longshoremen’s Association Local 2070 in the Port of Chicago
Canada’s Novaporte and the International Longshoremen’s Association Forge Strategic Partnership to Build Cape Breton’s Offshore Wind Workforce; Partnership Positions Cape Breton’s Workforce for Canada’s Emerging Offshore Wind Industry
SYDNEY, NOVA SCOTIA – (July 14, 2026) Sydney Harbour Investment Partners (SHIP) is pleased to announce the execution of a
Horace T. Alston, Former International ILA Vice President Representing the Port of Baltimore, Passes Away On Thursday, July 9th; Services This Wednesday, July 15th
BALTIMORE, MD (July 14, 2026) Horace T. Alston, a prominent ILA leader for decades at the Port of Baltimore, Maryland,
Jimmy Dugan, Beloved ILA Officer from the Port of Philadelphia, Passes Away; 59-Year Veteran ILA Member Who Served As Secretary-Treasurer at ILA Local 1242
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (July 7, 2026) – Jimmy Dugan, a popular and beloved member of ILA Local 1242 in
ILA President Harold J. Daggett’s Independence Day Message To Members and Their Families
Dear Sisters and Brothers of the ILA, Wishing every member and their families a joyous, safe, and festive Fourth of
ILA President Harold Daggett Pledges Union’s Full Support and Solidarity With ILWU Local 6 Sugar Warehouse Workers Striking at C&H Sugar Company in Crockett, California
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (June 26. 2026) International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) President Harold J. Daggett pledged his union’s full support
Virgil Maldonado, President, ILA Local 1588 and International Vice President, To Recognized at A. Philip Randolph Institute Miami Dade Chapter Scholarship Dinner
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – ILA International Vice President and Executive Council Member Virgilio (Virgil) Maldonado will lead an impressive list
ILA’s Mary-Elizabeth Jaeeger To Be Honored On Thursday, June 11th At 2026 Mo’Hair Foundation “Men and Women of Distinction Fundraising Gala”, Held At Jersey City’s Liberty House
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (June 10, 2026) The Mo’Hair Foundation, a unique and loving charitable foundation whose mission is to provide
ILA President Harold Daggett Applauds Partnership Between Union and Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT)
ILA President Harold Daggett Applauds Partnership Between Union and Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT) And Pledges ILA Will Exceed Productivity
“Hardworking Men and Women of Baltimore International Longshoremen’s Association” Honored By the Traffic Club of Baltimore At Organization’s 111th Annual Dinner
BALTIMORE, MD – April 23, 2026) The Traffic Club of Baltimore tonight honored “the hardworking Men and Women of the
ILA Members Opening Their Hearts To St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Supporting USMX-ILA Children’s Fund Gala On May 12, 2026
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (April 14, 2026) The Rank-And-File members of the International Longshoremen’s Association are demonstrating amazing generosity in
Harry Hennessey, Secretary-Treasurer, Local 342, United Marine Division, ILA and Atlantic Coast District Vice President Passes Away
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (April 8, 2026) Harry Hennessey, a dedicated trade union leader from Long Island, New York, who
ILA-USMX Children’s Fund To Hold Gala Dinner Benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, Honoring International President Harold J. Daggett
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (March 22, 2026) The International Longshoremen’s Association – United States Maritime Alliance (ILA-USMX) Children’s Fund will
Annual ILA Great Lakes Pre-Navigation Meetings Held In Tampa, Florida; Great Lakes U.S. and Canadian Ports Hoping For Stronger Season in 2026
TAMPA, FL (March 14, 2026) – The annual meetings of the International Longshoremen’s Association Great Lakes District Council are taking
Third Bi-annual South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District, ILA Women’s Conference Brings Together Hundreds Of “ILA Women on the Waterfront” to Jacksonville, Florida
JACKSONVILLE, FL (March 5, 2026) – The 3rd bi-annual South Atlantic Gulf Coast District, ILA Women’s Maritime Conference officially set