ILA News

ILA Members in NY & NJ Fill Two Containers of Donated Goods to Send to Fellow Members in Puerto Rico
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (Friday, Oct. 6, 2017) International Longshoremen’s Association members in the Port of New York and New
Helping Elizabeth’s NJ Homeless
Richard Suarez, President, ILA Local 1235 and a Vice President and Executive Board member of the ILA’s Atlantic Coast District
Integrated/C&C Donates Two 40-Foot Containers; Maher Terminals Offers Area To Accept Aid For Puerto Rico
The ILA is requesting locals bring donations & volunteer manpower to Maher Terminals, beginning this Thursday, Oct. 5th at 9

ILA Expands Fund Raising Efforts For Members Affected By Hurricane Irma and Harvey
Download the PDF version of Harold Daggett’s letter and the ILA Disaster Relief Fund Donation Form here NORTH BERGEN, NJ

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Attention ILA Members in Florida and Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, please download the ILA Mobile App on your

ILA President Harold J. Daggett Statement: Labor Day 2017
As America celebrates Labor Day 2017, the officers and members of my union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, extend fraternal greetings

ILA, AFL-CIO Launches Fundraising Drive To Aide TX ILA Members Recover From Hurricane Harvey
Read the PDF version of Harold Daggett’s letter here NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (August 29, 2017) Harold J. Daggett, President,

ILA in TX Reports On Devastating Flooding in Houston; President Daggett Says ILA To Launch Relief Effort
Hurricane Harvey continues to pound Houston with rain causing catastrophic flooding. The ILA’s Port of Houston is impacted by this

NJ Gov. Christie Signs Bill to Allow NY-NJ Governors to Veto Actions by Waterfront Commission
Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey has a message to the Waterfront Commission: You stink at what you do and

ILA & ACD Join NJ Gubernatorial Candidate Phil Murphy to Announce Running Mate Sheila Oliver
Above: ILA General Organizer John D. Baker (at right); Ingo Esders, (2nd from right) and Lisa Daggett Bess (third from

ILA Bringing Relief to Area of Africa That Once Lost Its Population To America’s Slave Trade
Since 2014, Kenneth Riley, President, Local 1422, International Longshoremen’s Association has directed a three humanitarian effort in Liberia. Sponsored in

ILA Endorses Phil Murphy for Governor of New Jersey
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (June 20, 2017) The International Longshoremen’s Association today announced its endorsement of Phil Murphy for Governor

Ila Local 1804-1 Member Laid To Rest At Arlington National Cemetery
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY – (JUNE 13, 2017) Sergeant First Class Paul D. Marns, a member of ILA Local 1804-1, was

Ports America to Invest $38.5 Million in Capital Improvements for Brooklyn and Manhattan Terminals
Long-Term Lease Signed Bringing Cruises To Big Apple Through 2029 Ron Misiti, President of ILA Local 824 in Manhattan and

ILA A Powerful Force at Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Conference in New Orleans
Longshore Leaders From Many Coasts Represented. Pictured: Robin Suggs, Charles Braves, Jerry Owens, Paul Mosby, Tim Mackey, Herbie Hall at
ILA President Daggett and USMX Chairman and CEO Adam Present Check to Hole in Wall Gang Camp Fund
Harold J. Daggett (left), President, International Longshoremen’s Association and Dave Adam, Chairman and CEO, United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) present
ILA Criticizes NY-NJ Port Authority’s Rents for Chassis Depots
Joseph Bonney, Senior Editor | May 18, 2017 2:50PM EDT The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) says “insane” rents for near-dock