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Waterfront Labor and Management Unite To Honor George Floyd And Help Heal Nation; Peaceful Protest Hour To Be Observed At All Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports This Tuesday, June 9th
George Floyd Ahmaud Arbery Breonna Taylor Walter Scott NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (June 4, 2020) Leaders of the International Longshoremen’s
Protest Marches Across United States Highlight Broken System of Justice In America; ILA Leaders Warn Economic Imbalance Brought On By Automation Could Lead To More Unrest
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (June 1, 2020) Centuries-old patterns of discrimination throughout America and violations of Civil Rights and Human
After Years of Dedicated Effort, ACD Vice President Richard Suarez and ILA See Launch Today of Dedicated Ambulance and Helicopter Service At Port Newark/Elizabeth, New Jersey To Bring Immediate Aid to Injured Longshore Workers
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (June, 1, 2020) Richard Suarez, a member and former president of Local 1235, International Longshoremen’s Association,
ILA President Harold Daggett Calls On Minnesota Governor To Bring Swift Justice To Those Responsible For Apparent Murder of George Floyd
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (May 30, 2020) – The leader of the International Longshoremen’s Association, AFL-CIO called on Minnesota Governor Tim
ILA President Harold J. Daggett’s 2020 Memorial Day Message to ILA Members and Their Families
May 25, 2020 Dear Sisters and Brothers: I extend warm fraternal greetings to you and your families as our nation
2020 National Maritime Day
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao Thanks ILA Members For Their Contributions During COVID-19 Pandemic, Praising Them As Dedicated Professionals
ILA-USMX Joint Safety Committee: OSH Alert 2020-12 – Things to Remember About “Reopening” Society
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ILA-USMX Joint Safety Committee: OSH Alert 2020-11 – HazMat & OSHA-Required Training in the Age of Covid-19
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ILA Local Presidents In New York and New Jersey Took Charge Early in COVID-19 Pandemic Securing PPE For Their Members; Prompt Actions Helped Keep ILA Workforce Protected
Buddy Smith, President, ILA Local 1233 Brandon Garcia, President, ILA Local 1235 Dennis A. Daggett, President, ILA Local 1804-1 David
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, AFL-CIO and
ILA-USMX Joint Safety Committee: The Novel Coronavirus – Workers and Employers Want to Know: Acknowledging Our Heroes
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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-USMX Joint Safety Committee: The Novel Coronavirus – Workers and Employers Want to Know: Face Masks
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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.
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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)
ILA-USMX Joint Safety Committee: The Novel Coronavirus – Workers and Employers Want to Know: OSHA’s COVID-19 Recordkeeping
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