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Archives for February 2024

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2nd ILA Biennial Women’s Maritime Conference to Promote Unity and Equality; ILA’s Women on the Waterfront Gather in Savannah, Georgia, This Week for the Biennial ILA Women’s Maritime Conference, Hosted by ILA Southeastern Dock & Marine Council

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – The second Biennial Women’s Maritime Conference is scheduled in Savannah, Georgia, from February 29 to March 3, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. This biennial event was created to celebrate the rise of women in the Longshore Maritime industry. This event celebrates the importance of women in the craft through technology …

Read more2nd ILA Biennial Women’s Maritime Conference to Promote Unity and Equality; ILA’s Women on the Waterfront Gather in Savannah, Georgia, This Week for the Biennial ILA Women’s Maritime Conference, Hosted by ILA Southeastern Dock & Marine Council
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International Longshoremen’s Association Statement on the Supreme Court’s Denial of the South Carolina State Ports Authority’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – The International Longshoremen’s Association (“ILA”) is extremely pleased the Supreme Court of the United States denied the South Carolina State Port Authority’s (South Carolina’s) petition for certiorari. In doing so, the Court has recognized that the ILA—and other labor unions—have the same right as any American citizen to use the court …

Read moreInternational Longshoremen’s Association Statement on the Supreme Court’s Denial of the South Carolina State Ports Authority’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari
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Eight Month Long International Solidarity Campaign Against Ørsted Leads to Major Victory for ILA In Port of New London, Connecticut; ILA’s Core Work Jurisdiction Protected In Offshore Wind Operations

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (February 7, 2024)  For months, ILA members were manning picket lines in New York, Boston and the Port of New London, Connecticut in support of their fellow members of ILA Local 1411 who were fighting to maintain their work jurisdiction at the offshore wind operations at that Connecticut State Pier.  Fortified with international …

Read moreEight Month Long International Solidarity Campaign Against Ørsted Leads to Major Victory for ILA In Port of New London, Connecticut; ILA’s Core Work Jurisdiction Protected In Offshore Wind Operations