ILA News

ILA President Harold Daggett Announces Appointment of Brigadier General (Ret) Harrison “H.B.” Gilliam As Union’s Military Advisor and Consultant
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (October 2, 2025) International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold J. Daggett announced the appointment of Brigadier General

Sold Out 2025 “ILA Night At Yankee Stadium” Generates Donation of Over $10,000 To St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (September 25, 2025) – Over 1,100 ILA members and their families and friends have will pack the

Global Dockworker and Maritime Unions Set Sites on November 2025 Conference in Lisbon, Portugal To Unite and Establish Alliance To Fight Job-Killing Automation
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (September 19, 2025) Leaders from the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and International Dockworkers (IDC) met this

The Time Is Now: ILA’s Fight for a Future with Dignity
Over the past two days, ILA delegates gathered in productive meetings, breaking new ground by strategizing on how to negotiate

ILA President Harold J. Daggett Says Members Will Celebrate Labor Day 2025 As “The Strongest Union Across the Nation and Revered Globally For Successfully Defending Against Job-Killing Automation
A Labor Day Message from Harold J. Daggett, International President, International Longshoremen’s Association NORTH BERGEN, NJ (September 1, 2025) As

ILA New York-New Jersey District Council To Host Seminar Tuesday Evening, July 29th In Newark To Detail “Window-Type Service Retirement Pension For Window Period”; ILA Members, Spouses and Family Members Invited To Attend Session at Holiday Inn, Newark Airport
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (July 28, 2025) Charles Ward, Executive Director of the NYSA-ILA Pension Trust Fund and President of

Statement from Harold J. Daggett, International President, International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Rebuttal to Luc Arnouts on Job Elimination Through Automation
This rebuttal stems from a Journal of Commerce article we recently shared on the official ILA Facebook page. In it,

A Message from Harold J. Daggett, International President, International Longshoremen’s Association, On the Global Maritime Anti-Automation Conference in Lisbon, Portugal
To my fellow Maritime Workers across the globe, Two years ago, at the ILA’s Quadrennial Convention in Hollywood, Florida, I

ILA and IDC Invite World-Wide Maritime Unions To Meet In Lisbon, Portugal November 5th and 6th For Pivotal Summit: United Against Automation: A Call to All Maritime Unions Worldwide
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (July 9, 2025) Join Us in Lisbon, Portugal – November 5th and 6th The time is now.

Celebrating “Unity on the Houston Waterfront” Today, July 4th, With Unveiling of Powerful Mural; New York Artists Honor the Working Spirit of Houston ILA Local 24
HOUSTON, TX – (July 4, 2025) This Fourth of July, International Longshoremen’s Association Local 24 will unveil a powerful new

ILA President Harold J. Daggett 2025 Independence Day Message to ILA Members
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (July 4, 2025) – HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA! To My ILA Members, I wish you and your family

His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV, Sends Greetings & Congratulations To International Dockworkers Council (IDC) On Organization’s 25th Anniversary And Commends Dockworkers For Taking On Challenge of “Job Losses Caused By Automation”
CHARLESTON, SC (JUNE 26, 2025) The hundreds of global dockworkers and members of the International Dockworkers Council (IDC) gathered in

International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Charleston Locals Host 25th Anniversary Celebration of Charleston Five Victory; International Panel of Speakers Recall How Small ILA Protest Exploded Into Global Campaign That Advanced Labor, Civil and Human Rights
CHARLESTON, SC (June 25, 2025) International Longshoremen’s Association Locals 1422, 1422-A and 1771 in the Port of Charleston, South Carolina,

Dockworkers From Around the World To Meet In Charleston, South Carolina Beginning Monday, June 23rd To Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries of “Charleston Five Campaign” and Birth of International Dockworkers’ Council
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (June 20, 2025) Two monumental events that occurred a quarter of a century ago that world shape

FATHER’S DAY MESSAGE FROM INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT HAROLD DAGGETT
To my 85,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association, I wish you all a Happy Father’s Day. This holiday is

ILA Members To Join in Four-Day Labor Walks For “Steve Sweeney For New Jersey Governor” Beginning This Saturday In Bloomfield, NJ In Final Get Out the Vote Push Before Tuesday’s Primary
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (June 4, 2025) With less than a week to go before the New Jersey Democratic Gubernatorial Primary

ILA Endorsed Candidate – Assemblyman William B. Sampson IV, A Member of Local 1588 – Counting On Fellow ILA Members To “Get Out the Vote” On Tuesday, June 10th Primary To Support His Re-Election
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (June 2, 2025) William B Sampson IV, a member of Local 1588, International Longshoremen’s Association and