ILA News
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Names ILA’s Dennis Daggett to State’s “Restart and Recovery Advisory Council” To Help New Jersey Rebuild Economy
NORTH BERGEN, NJ. (May 8, 2020) – Dennis A. Daggett, Executive Vice President of the International Longshoremen’s Association and president
In Letter to Senator and House Transportation Committees Praising Longshore Labor, Federal Maritime Commissioners Urge Congress To Bring Aid To U.S. Terminal Operators To Ease Burden of Expected Shortfalls
Commissioners Bentzel and Sola Urge Congressional Leaders to Address Port Terminal Needs During COVID-19 Crisis In letters to the Chairmen
ILA Honors Deceased Members For Workers’ Memorial Day 2020
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (April 28, 2020) The tens of thousands of ILA members join together to “pray for the
With Eye Toward Protecting Container Royalty and MILA Benefits and Eligibility During COVID-19 Pandemic, ILA’s Dennis Daggett Spells Out Why “Hazard Pay” Could Threaten Industry’s Financial Stability
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (April 21, 2020). Today, ILA Executive Vice President Dennis A. Daggett addressed the issue of ILA
ILA President Harold Daggett Calls ILA Members “America’s Heroes” In This Video That Salutes Them As They Keep Ports Open and Working During COVID-19 Pandemic. Other ILA Leaders Discuss Efforts to Keep Ports Open and Safe.
Watch the video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDmojB5a5_o&feature=emb_logo
ILA Leaders Working Round the Clock Securing PPE Equipment for ILA Longshore Workforce; ILA Leader Calls on President Trump and Congress To Make Protective Equipment Available
NORTH BERGEN, NJ. (April 17, 2020) ILA Leadership wasted little time jumping into action to secure Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Extends Workers’ TWIC Cards That Expired On or After March 1, 2020 By 180 Days; Exemption Took Effect On April 10 and Remains Until July 31, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – (April 15, 2020) The TSA is granting a temporary exemption from requirements in “49 CFR part 1572”
ILA and USMX Establish Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan To Assist Eligible ILA-Represented Master Contract Workers To Replace Lost Income Caused By COVID-19
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (April 14, 2020) The ILA and USMX are happy to advice that they have agreed to
ILA and Employers in New York and New Jersey Distribute Three Handbooks For Members Instructing Them On COVID-19 Scenarios and Benefits Available
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (April 14, 2020) The ILA in the Port of New York and New Jersey was joined
Sister of ILA International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold J. Daggett Passes Away From Complications Due To Coronavirus; Bettejane Daggett Jaeger Was 75
NORTH BERGEN, NJ. (April 8, 2020). Bettejane Daggett Jaeger, sister of International President Harold J. Daggett, passed away today from
ILA and USMX Issue Protocol To Stop the Spread of Coronavirus In Master Contract Ports; Rules Are “Mandatory” For the Safety and Protection of the Workforce
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. (April 9, 2020) United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) have agreed upon
Two Retired Members From ILA Local 920, Staten Island, New York Succumb To Coronavirus; Brothers Moses McCain and Neil DeLuzio Each Had Over 40 Years With ILA
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (Tuesday, April 7, 2020) The ILA mourns the passing of two long-serving members of ILA Local
Heroic members of ILA Local 1416 at Port of Miami help disembark passengers and unload luggage from Coral Princess
Heroic members of ILA Local 1416 at Port of Miami help disembark passengers and unload luggage from Coral Princess. Two
ILA Suffers Two More Deaths To COVID-19 As Otis Saleem Johnson From ILA Local 1233 and Orlando Mercado From ILA Local 1235 Pass Away From Coronavirus
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (April 4, 2020). The International Longshoremen’s Association continues to suffer loss of life due to COVID-19. ILA
ILA Suffers Deaths of Two ILA Members From Port Of New Orleans Who Succumb To COVID-19; Entire ILA Devastated At Loss of Fellow Members From ILA Local 3000, New Orleans
NORTH BERGEN, NJ. (April 1, 2020). The horrible COVID-19 Pandemic has claimed the lives of two ILA members from the
ILA Members and Locals Adjusting To New World of Living and Working With COVID-19; Balancing Work and Safety As Nation Looks To Brave Dockworkers To Keep Supply Chains Open
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (March 26, 2020) – The world has changed mightily for Johnny Dixon in six short weeks. Back
ILA Holding Daily Telephonic Meetings With Management, State Governments and Port Stakeholders To Fight For ILA Members’ Safety Amid COV-19 Crisis
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (March 25, 2020). ILA President Harold J. Daggett knows that tens of thousands of ILA members
GoFundMe: NJ Local 1809/ILA Member House Fire Recovery Fund
Sadly, Joe Gioeni, an employee of the NYSA-ILA Employee Benefit Fund, Local 1809 and ILA member’s family home caught on