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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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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

ILA-USMX Joint Safety Committee: OSH ALERT 2020-10 – In the COVID-19 Environment, Properly Removing & Disposing of Your Respiratory PPE is Important!
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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