SAGCD - ILA
The largest maritime union workers in North America
Dear Friends: June 19, 2024, marks the 159th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s historic announcement in Galveston, Texas that slavery had been abolished two- and one-half years earlier. Sadly, all these years later, we, as a country, still suffer from the awful ramifications of slavery. It seems that rather than progress in recognizing the sins …
As waterfront workers and employers prepare for the Summer of 2024, it’s important to anticipate and take account of the inevitable hot temperatures and the accompanying high humidity levels that will occur. Accordingly, the ILA-USMX Joint Safety Committee would like to pass on the following advice and would urge both workers and employers to implement …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (June 12, 2024) – The ILA means business in 2024 as it seeks to negotiate a new agreement with USMX before the current Master Contract expires in less than four months, on September 30, 2024. From its leader President Harold J. Daggett to the tens of thousands of ILA rank-and-file longshore member …
North Bergen, NJ – (June 10, 2024) The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) today announced the suspension of talks with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) scheduled for Tuesday, June 11, 2024. This decision arises amidst ongoing negotiations of local agreements under the coast-wide Master Contract, set to expire on September 30, 2024. The ILA canceled …
