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ILA Wage Scale Committee Unanimously Approves New USMX-ILA Master Contract Agreement / Full Membership Ratification Vote Set For February 25, 2025

International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Wage Scale Committee Unanimously Approves New USMX-ILA Master Contract Agreement With Full Membership Ratification Vote Set For February 25, 2025 HOLLYWOOD, FL – (February 7, 2025) The full International Longshoremen’s Association Wage Scale Committee today gave unanimous approval to the new USMX-ILA Master Contract, paving the way for the ratification vote …

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Civil Youth Center to be Constructed in Belfast, Ireland will be Named for ILA President Harold J. Daggett

ILA Executive Vice President, Dennis A. Daggett Announces Honor For ILA and Daggett Family And Urges Support For Project Legacy of Community and Language: Honoring Harold J. Daggett with the Croí na Carraige Civic Youth Center in Belfast It is with immense pride and gratitude that our family announces a monumental honor for my father, …

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MLK Jr. Day Letter from our ILA South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District President

January 17, 2025 Dear Friends: January 20, 2025, is an extraordinary day in our Nation’s history. We celebrate the birthday of The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. and our Nation inaugurates the 47th President of the United States of America. We in the ILA must be especially appreciative this year. Our District understands and appreciates …

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International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Locals Set Up Wildfire Relief Fund and Collect Donations for Impacted Southern Californians

San Pedro, CA. (January 13, 2025) — The ILWU has released the following statement today regarding the Southern California Wildfires. The ILWU will be setting up a monetary Los Angeles Wildfire Relief Fund through the ILWU Credit Union. These funds will be used to provide the basic essentials that will serve as building blocks to …

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International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold J. Daggett Leads His Rank-and-File Members To Landmark Tentative Agreement on ILA Master Contract

Sixty-two Percent Wage Increase and Automation Protections Highlight Greatest Agreement Ever NORTH BERGEN, NJ (January 9, 2025) – Now in his fourth term as International President of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and leading his third Master Contract negotiations as the union’s Chief Negotiator, Harold J. Daggett orchestrated the greatest Collective Bargaining Agreement in the …

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A Message from ILA SAGCD President Alan Robb

History Made! A Landmark Achievement for the ILA Today, the International Longshoremen’s Association made history! We successfully negotiated a historic and, hopefully, precedent-setting labor agreement with U.S.M.X. While the contract is yet to be ratified, I have no doubt that the men and women of the ILA will stand behind it 100%. This agreement is, …

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A Message from ILA International Executive Vice President Dennis A. Daggett

Message to the Members of the ILA Brothers and Sisters, I am thrilled to announce that we have reached a historic landmark Master Contract! This achievement is the culmination of an incredible amount of hard work by your International and your dedicated bargaining committee. I ask you all to remain patient and not listen to …

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ILA President Harold Daggett Credits President Donald J. Trump’s Support As Key To Helping His Members Secure Greatest Contract

NORTH BERGEN, NJ (January 8, 2025) – The leader of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has a message to incoming President Donald J. Trump: “You have proven yourself to be one of the best friends of working men and women in the United States.” Harold J. Daggett, International President of the ILA, cites a face-to-face …

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The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) Announce Tentative Agreement on New Six-Year Master Contract

NORTH BERGEN/LYNDHURST, NJ (January 8, 2025) The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have reached tentative agreement on all items for a new six-year Master Contract. The two sides agreed to continue to operate under the current contract until the union can meet with its full Wage Scale Committee and schedule …

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A Call to Action for the Health and Well-Being of Our Members

A Message from ILA SAGCD President Alan Robb Dear Brothers and Sisters of the International Longshoremen’s Association, I am writing today with a heavy heart to honor the life and legacy of a man we lost far too soon—Nick Brown. Some years ago, Nick was a superintendent for a local stevedoring company in Houston. He …

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ILA Executive Vice President Dennis A. Daggett Slams Workers Vanguard Article Attacking Union and it’s Leadership as “Riddled With Falsehoods”

ILA Executive Vice President Dennis A. Daggett Slams Workers Vanguard Article Attacking Union and it’s Leadership as “Riddled With Falsehoods;” Daggett Describes October Strike as “Largest Display of Solidarity This Country Has Seen In A Long Time. ILA Members Stood Shoulder to Shoulder, United In Purpose and Vision.” Rebuttal to Workers Vanguard’s Misleading Claims It’s …

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