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The largest maritime union workers in North America
The ILA is reaching great milestones as they recruit workers to complete ship-to-shore (STS) crane and RTG operator certification. Just this October, Samantha Piña became the first woman in the history of the ILA local 28 to be certified as an RTG operator. “The program is rigorous. It requires nerves of steel, but most …
Our nation thanks the men and women of the ILA as first responders. You are the heartbeat of the nation’s supply chain. Watch the video from Day 1 of the ILA’s South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District 92nd Convention held in Coronado, California.
[envira-gallery id=”6161″] Since 1995 under the leadership of our founding chairman, Charles F. Spencer, the ILA Local 1408 Scholarship Fund, Port of Jax., Inc. has awarded over one million dollars in scholarships to more than 1000 qualified recipients (forty percent of these recipients are first-generation college students). The application process begins in February and ends in May. …
[envira-gallery id=”6144″] Coronado Island, California – (July 28, 2022). Alan Robb and his entire Executive Officers were unanimously re-elected to new four-years terms on the final day of the 92nd Convention of the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District held this week at the Del Coronado Hotel in Southern California. Hundreds of cheering delegates applauded …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (July 16, 2022) – The 92nd Convention of the International Longshoremen’s Association’s South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District will kick-off on Monday, July 25, 2022, at the Hotel del Coronado, Coronado, California with ILA President Harold Daggett and United States Maritime Alliance Chair and CEO Dave Adam leading an impressive list of …
Dear Friends: Happy July 4th! Last month we reflected on another day of independence, Juneteenth. These celebrations of independence have special meaning in these trying times. I have stated I am afraid for our democracy. I worry so many Americans seem to ignore the danger confronting our great nation by those refusing to accept the …
HOUSTON, TX – (June 28, 2022) This week, the ILA hosted Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, who met with the ILA and management from the Ports of Houston and Galveston. Together, these waterfront stakeholders discussed port issues and legislation, including the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022. …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (June 29, 2022) – The Grand Bahama Dock and Allied Workers Union will officially affiliate with the International Longshoremen Association at a signing ceremony to be held in Freeport Grand Bahama on June 30, 2022. International Executive Vice President Dennis A. Daggett will be in attendance to sign on behalf of the …
Join us for ILA Night at Minute Maid Park on Thursday, June 30, 2022 – 5:10 PM to see the New York Yankees vs the Houston Astros. Secure your tickets by clicking the link below! https://fevo.me/3G1Xu6b
Dear Friends, Here we are, Juneteenth 2022, still struggling to understand why the ideals announced in Galveston June 19, 1865, remain unfulfilled. It seems of late we see the voices of hatred, the voices of white supremacy, the voices of antisemitism, more prevalent, more pronounced, less shy than previously. That is not to say the …
Dockworkers Conclude Powerful Two-Day Assembly Pledging Solidarity and Renewed Energy To Grow Dockers Union Movement Globally IDC – New Orleans, USA (June – 2022). Leaders of Dockworker Unions representing over 130,000 longshore workers in more 50 countries worldwide as members in the powerful International Dockworkers Council (IDC), concluded the 9th IDC General Assembly last week …
