The International Longshoremen’s Association is the largest union of maritime workers in North America.
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The ILA
The International Longshoremen’s Association is the largest union of maritime workers in North America, representing upwards of 85,000 longshoremen on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, Great Lakes, major U.S. rivers, Puerto Rico and Eastern Canada, and the Bahamas.
A Rich History
While longshoremen in the United States had organized and conducted strikes before there was a United States, the ILA traces its origins to a union of longshoremen on the Great Lakes: the Association of Lumber Handlers, founded in 1877.
Tracking Damages
Tracking Damages outlines the impact to ILA members’ jobs made by improper handling of damaged containers, specifically their being sent overseas for repair in violation of ILA rules.
ILA News
ILA Endorsed New Jersey Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Sweeney Pledges Continued Support For ILA As He Addresses Over a Thousand ILA Local 1804-1 Members
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (April 30, 2025) New Jersey Gubernatorial Steve Sweeney, endorsed by the International Longshoremen’s Association and International President
F. Paul De Maria Named CEO and Chairman of United States Maritime Alliance (USMX)
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (April 29, 2025) In mid-April, United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) Board of Directors announced the selected
USMX-ILA Children’s Fund Charity Outing Set For Monday, May 19th At Forsgate Country Club; Annual Event Raises Money For St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (April 25, 2025) The 32nd Annual United States Maritime Alliance-International Longshoremen’s Association Children’s Fund Golf Outing,
ILA President Harold J. Daggett Statement on the Passing of His Holiness, Pope Francis
“The International Longshoremen’s Association mourns the passing of His Holiness, Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday 2025 at the
ILA’s New York-New Jersey District Council Honors John Cuozzo, President, ILA Local 1478-2 and Atlantic Coast District Vice President As “Man of the Year”
NORTH BERGEN, NJ (April 16, 2025) John Cuozzo, an ILA veteran with more than a half century of service to
PROMINENT WOMEN AT THE MIAMI, FLORIDA WATERFRONT
ILA Local 1416’s Lovette McGill (center) welcomes President Donald Trump’s U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer (right) and Miami-Dade County
ILA Videos
Power of Longshore Solidarity in Video Featuring Dockworker Leaders; International Day of Docker Solidarity to Demonstrate Full Support To ILWU
Power of World-Wide Longshore Solidarity On Display In Video Featuring Six Dockworker Leaders; International Day of Docker Solidarity Held in
ILA Local 1416, Miami To Celebrate 85th Anniversary on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021
Download original document (English) MIAMI, FLORIDA – ILA Local 1416, Miami To Celebrate 85th Anniversary on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021.
After New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Praises ILA President Harold J. Daggett In Video, A Thousand Cheer His Remarks At Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Dinner In New York
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy called ILA President Harold J. Daggett “one of his partners in growing the New Jersey
AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka Discusses President Donald Trump’s First year in office
AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka discusses President Donald Trump’s first year in office and impact on American workers. From AFL-CIO: One
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