International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) Expect Master Contract Talks To Begin Following May 17th Deadline For Local Port Negotiations To Likely Conclude; Both Sides Committed To Reach New Agreement Before Current Pact Expires September 30, 2024

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (May 13, 2024) – The leaders of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USMX) announced today that they expect Master Contract negotiations will begin following the likely completion of local contract bargaining this week at ...
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IDC To Celebrate 25th Anniversary At May Conference at its Birthplace In Liverpool, England; ILA Locals Invited To Join Global Dockworker Unions At May 8-9, 2024 IDC Mid-Term Conference

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (April 6, 2024). The International Dockworkers Council ((DC) Mid-Term Conference is scheduled for May 8-9, 2024, in the historic city of Liverpool, England, the birthplace of the IDC a quarter of a century ago. “Dockworker’s Unite!! Please help us celebrate our 25th Annivers...
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Worldwide Dockers Community Expresses Support and Solidarity to ILA Members in the Port of Baltimore Severely Impacted by Key Bridge Collapse; ILA President Harold Daggett Reaches Out to White House and Maryland Governor For Aid To Baltimore ILA Longshore Workers

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (March 28, 2024) World-wide dockworker unions have offered their support and solidarity to the more than 3,000 ILA longshore workers at the Port of Baltimore who face a sudden and unexpected challenge in the wake of the collapse of the Key Bridge earlier this week. From Willie A...
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Statement By Harold J. Daggett, President, International Longshoremen’s Association On the Collapse of Francis Scott Key Bridge In the Port of Baltimore

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (March 26, 2024) The International Longshoremen’s Association extends prayers to those impacted by the collapse this morning of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Port of Baltimore. “Our 85,000 members of the ILA send our collective prayers to our Sister and Brother ILA members...
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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 im...
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