SAGCD - ILA
The largest maritime union workers in North America
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (November 8, 2021) – President Harold J. Daggett, issued this statement in response to the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the advancement of the Build Back Better Act in the House of Representatives: This weekend is a historic time for tens of thousands of ILA workers across America. …
[envira-gallery id=”5845″] A huge announcement for the ILA as Greg Washington, ILA – South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District (SAGCD) Vice President and President of ILA Local 1426 in Wilmington, NC has been appointed by North Carolina Democratic Governor Roy Cooper to serve as a member of the North Carolina State Ports Authority Board of …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (November 5, 2021) – The International Longshoremen’s Association Civil, Human and Women’s Rights Committee will be honoring four leaders at its Eighth Annual Dinner on Saturday, November 6th at the Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel in Elizabeth, New Jersey, according to an announcement by Herbert Hall, Sr., Chairman and Rodney Owens, Vice Chairman. …
[envira-gallery id=”5822″] CHARLESTON, SC. (November 3, 2021) International President Harold J. Daggett welcomed United States Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh to the Port of Charleston, South Carolina, joined by hundreds of ILA members from Locals 1422, 1422-A and 1771. The Labor Secretary’s visit sent a powerful message around the Port of Charleston and elsewhere that …
[envira-gallery id="5795"] ILA Locals 1414, 1475 and 2046 from Savannah, Georgia as well as Port Savannah, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) and CMA CGM came together to donate relief supplies for victims of Hurricane Ida in Louisiana. On September 23, 2021, Jackie Robinson, President of ILA Local 1414, Decy’O McDuffie, Business Agent, and members of ILA …
Dear ILA Friends: As you know Hurricane Ida hit the New Orleans Louisiana area with devastating force. Our brothers and sisters in the New Orleans area were particularly affected with significant and catastrophic damage to the area. As you know, electricity and water systems are down in much of the area. The Port will be …
Dear Brothers and Sisters of the ILA: Last Labor Day 2020 I commented how different the celebration of the holiday was compared to previous years. We celebrated and continue to do so, the unselfish commitment of front-line workers throughout the country, including, of course, our own longshore workers. Longshore workers and our brothers and sisters …
REMINDER FACE COVERING REQUIREMENT With the increased virus transmission of the delta variant, please be reminded of the mandated masks or face covering requirement at the work site and at union facilities. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued the “Transportation Hubs” order requiring individuals to wear a face covering in …
Dear Friends: This July 4th has a bit more celebration to it. Coming weeks after the celebration of another holiday of independence that has been “nationalized”, Juneteenth, provides more momentum for reflection on the meaning of “liberty and justice for all”. We as an industry have been blessed this past year with the bountiful fruits …
[envira-gallery id=”5688″] June 19, 2021 Dear Friends: June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas announced the proclamation declaring enslaved people of Texas free. This year, June 19, 2021, a mural will be dedicated titled Absolute Equality, a huge 126-foot-long and 40-foot-tall work of art in the historic Strand area of Galveston. The …
Dear Friends: A lot has happened since Memorial Day 2020. Last year, as we commemorated the 75th anniversary of World War II victory in Europe, we were in the middle of attempting to understand the horrific nature of the ongoing pandemic. Now, with recovery at hand, we are provided with an opportunity to reflect on …
