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The largest maritime union workers in North America
Alan A. Robb, South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District President, has officially been appointed as Port Commissioner of the Port of Houston Authority to serve on behalf of the city effective October 1st. “I am deeply honored to have been bestowed this privilege to represent the best interests of the Houston Ship Channel on behalf …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (September 18, 2023) Dockworkers from around the world will be joining the International Longshoremen’s Association this Wednesday, September 20th, hosting rallies at waterfront ports and terminals at countless global locations to draw attention to the orchestrated attack on the ILA’s core work jurisdiction by Ørsted US, a developer of wind farms …
Labor Day 2023 Dear Brothers and Sisters of the ILA: The recent reelection of our International officers headed by President Harold Daggett and Executive Vice President Dennis Daggett put an emphasis on our power as “A Force to be Reckoned With!” We celebrate our Nation’s labor force and our own ILA workforce every September with …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (July 30, 2023) It was a good week for International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold J. Daggett. In the past seven days, he served as Convention Chairman for the ILA’s 56th Quadrennial Convention, was praised by President Joe Biden and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy for his leadership, and was unanimously re-elected …
Dear Friends, Last month, as we celebrated Juneteenth, I stressed the divisive issues we face today. So, as we honor our nation and our independence this July 4th, we must remain vigilant of the meaning of our democracy. However, you celebrate this holiday, please keep in mind democracy’s fragility and promise yourself to fight those …
Dear Friends: 158 years ago, in Galveston June 19, 1865, word came to Texas slaves they had been freed by President Abraham Lincoln January 1, 1863, two- and one-half years earlier. You must wonder whether President Lincoln’s magnificent Emancipation Proclamation would have withstood litigation from today’s Republican Party. Recall, Lincoln was a Republican! Clearly, the …
Dear Friends: Memorial Day provides us with an opportunity to reflect, honor, and remember what it is we cherish about the United States of America. These are crazy times as there are American politicians degrading our democracy, praising authoritarians like Vladimir Putin and encouraging far-right white supremacists. State legislators are limiting the right to vote, …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (April 22, 2023) On Friday, April 28, 2023, the International Longshoremen’s Association will join the world-wide labor movement observing “International Workers’ Memorial Day” to remember workers killed, injured, or made ill on the job and to renew the fight for strong safety and health protections.” At ILA ports up and down …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (February 23, 2023) – Organizing persistence spanning nearly a decade, coupled with crafty negotiations at the top Cabinet levels of a Foreign Government, finally spelled success for the International Longshoremen’s Association and Ken Reilly, an ILA International Vice President, as he presented the leadership of the Bahama Dock and Allied Workers Union …
FORT LAUDERDALE – (Tuesday, February 21, 2023) – After enduring three years unforeseen hardships brought on by the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic that knocked out the cruise industry and their main source of employment, ILA Local 1526 President Johnnie Dixon and his fellow newly elected local officers and trustees, celebrated an inauguration ceremony on Sunday evening, …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (February 15, 2023) The Centre for Innovation in Transport (CENIT) revealed in a report commissioned by the International Dockers’ Council (IDC) and International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), that port automation “does not bring improvements neither in the productivity of the concessionary companies nor in the ports that host them.” That finding, …
Follow all OSHA regulations that apply to lifting gear supplied by vessels. In example: 1918.51(a) The safe working load specified in the cargo gear certification papers or marked on the booms shall not be exceeded. Any limitations imposed by the certificating authority shall be followed. 1918.51(b) All components of cargo handling gear, including tent gantlines …
