ILA News
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
Statement from Harold J. Daggett, International President, International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Rebuttal to Luc Arnouts on Job Elimination Through Automation
This rebuttal stems from a Journal of Commerce article we recently shared on the official ILA Facebook page. In it,
A Message from Harold J. Daggett, International President, International Longshoremen’s Association, On the Global Maritime Anti-Automation Conference in Lisbon, Portugal
To my fellow Maritime Workers across the globe, Two years ago, at the ILA’s Quadrennial Convention in Hollywood, Florida, I
ILA and IDC Invite World-Wide Maritime Unions To Meet In Lisbon, Portugal November 5th and 6th For Pivotal Summit: United Against Automation: A Call to All Maritime Unions Worldwide
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (July 9, 2025) Join Us in Lisbon, Portugal – November 5th and 6th The time is now.
Celebrating “Unity on the Houston Waterfront” Today, July 4th, With Unveiling of Powerful Mural; New York Artists Honor the Working Spirit of Houston ILA Local 24
HOUSTON, TX – (July 4, 2025) This Fourth of July, International Longshoremen’s Association Local 24 will unveil a powerful new
ILA President Harold J. Daggett 2025 Independence Day Message to ILA Members
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (July 4, 2025) – HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA! To My ILA Members, I wish you and your family
His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV, Sends Greetings & Congratulations To International Dockworkers Council (IDC) On Organization’s 25th Anniversary And Commends Dockworkers For Taking On Challenge of “Job Losses Caused By Automation”
CHARLESTON, SC (JUNE 26, 2025) The hundreds of global dockworkers and members of the International Dockworkers Council (IDC) gathered in
International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Charleston Locals Host 25th Anniversary Celebration of Charleston Five Victory; International Panel of Speakers Recall How Small ILA Protest Exploded Into Global Campaign That Advanced Labor, Civil and Human Rights
CHARLESTON, SC (June 25, 2025) International Longshoremen’s Association Locals 1422, 1422-A and 1771 in the Port of Charleston, South Carolina,