SAGCD - ILA
The largest maritime union workers in North America
The ILA~USMX Joint Safety Committee (JSC) would like to take the time to remind all in-house and outside drivers of all vehicles operating at our marine terminals, that distracted driving can easily get to be a life-threatening activity. In our industry-specific global research, and in our considerable interactions with occupational safety practitioners who are deeply …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (May 5, 2023) Registration for the ILA’s two conventions coming up this summer at the Diplomat Beach Resort Hotel in Hollywood, Florida is now available on-line. Delegates and guests to both the 37th Quadrennial Convention of the Atlantic Coast District, ILA; and the 56th Quadrennial Convention of International Longshoremen’s Association should register …
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 – (April 20, 2023) ILA Longshore Workers at waterfront facilities throughout New Jersey joined in collective cheers on Tuesday as word came out of Washington that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the State of New Jersey could unilaterally withdraw from the Waterfront Commission. The unanimous decision by the nation’s highest court …
The International Longshoremen’s Association is extremely happy with today’s unanimous Supreme Court decision allowing New Jersey to unilaterally withdraw from the Waterfront Commission. The Waterfront Commission long ago abandoned its original purpose, and instead took advantage of the fact that it had no oversight by the New Jersey state government. The Commission has used this …
The ILA~USMX Joint Safety Committee (JSC) would like to take the time to remind all in-house and outside drivers using yard stack service lanes to stay back at least one full container length when lining up for the receipt or delivery of containers. In our global research, the JSC has found that stacking errors (overlaps) …
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, …
OSHA’s current standards addressing this subject look like this: 29 CFR 1918.93(a) Purpose and scope. This section covers areas in which the employer knows, or has reason to believe, that a hazardous atmosphere or substance may exist, except where one or more of the following sections apply: 1918.94(a), Carbon monoxide; § 1918.94(b), Fumigated grains; 1918.94(c), …
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 …
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (February 1, 2023) The leader of the Civil, Human and Women’s Rights Committee of the International Longshoremen’s Association said the death of Tyre Nichols, allegedly at the hands of Memphis , Tennessee police, demonstrates the need for the United States to redouble its effort at guaranteeing basic human rights for all …
