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ILA President Harold J. Daggett Joins Inauguration Celebration in Fort Lauderdale As Local 1526, ILA Officers Take Oath of Office and Look To Put Hardships of Pandemic Behind Them

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, …

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IDC-ITF Commissioned Study Reveals Automation Does Not Produce Greater Port Productivity; Costly Set-Ups and Security Threats To Automated Equipment Not Worth Investment, Independent Report Reveals

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, …

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ILA~USMX Joint Safety Committee – OSH Circular – 2023-03 – Entry Into Shipboard Enclosed Spaces

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), …

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ILA~USMX Joint Safety Committee – OSH Circular – 2023-02 – Vessels’ Cargo Gear

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 …

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Tyre Nichols Death Represents Painful Fact Our Nation Is Failing To Meet Civil Rights Challenges; ILA Civil Rights Chair Herbie Hall Promises Longshore Union Will Lead Fight for Equality and Justice

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 …

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SAGCD President Alan A. Robb’s 2023 Message Remembering Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dear Friends: We celebrate and memorialize Martin Luther King Jr. who would be 94 in 2023. We pause as we recall his tragic assassination in 1968. We recall the many others struck down in the pursuit of civil rights and equal rights for all.  We recall those fallen resulting from abuses of others. Martin Luther …

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In New Year’s Greeting To ILA President Harold Daggett, International Dockworkers Council (IDC) Pledges Full Support to ILA In Future Master Contract Negotiations With USMX

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (January 10, 2023) The leadership of the world-wide International Dockworkers’ Council (IDC) sent a 2023 New Year’s message to ILA International President Harold J. Daggett, pledging the support of the IDC and its 140,000 global dockworker members to help “safeguard the future of the ILA dockworkers and their families.” In a …

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ILA~USMX Joint Safety Committee – OSH Circular 2023-01 – Seat Belts Save Lives!

Dear Industry Colleagues, Please find the subject OSH Circular below. In it, the Joint Safety Committee (JSC) provides needed emphasis regarding the use of seatbelts/restraints during the operation of vehicular equipment. ILA~USMX OSH Circulars like this one are always distributed to ILA International offices; to the offices of USMX, to all USMX port associations; to …

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2022 Christmas Greetings from ILA – South Atlantic and Gulf Coast President Alan A. Robb

Dear Friends: I am filled with joy as I extend Christmas greetings to all our ILA workers, employers, and industry partners this Holiday season. We must be thankful for our bounty as we celebrate; respectful of our diversity as we commemorate our praise; rejoice in our fellowship as we honor all who serve. Barbara joins …

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ILA and President Harold Daggett Achieve Victory In Right To Sue Employers Who Fail To Keep Contractual Pledges; National Labor Relations Board Rules ILA Suit In Charleston, SC Is Lawful and Can Move Forward

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (December 22, 2022). In a major victory yesterday that benefits the ILA and validates ILA President Harold Daggett’s argument that all new work at ILA ports must go to the ILA, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) sided with the ILA against USMX in a case involving a newly built terminal …

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