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Sunday, October 6, 2024
ILA President Harold Daggett (left) on the picket lines, October 1, 2024. Photo: ILA
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Who Is Harold Daggett? The Man Behind The Longshoremen Union

By Brooke Sutherland, Josh Wingrove and Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) — When the history books are written about the fate of longshoremen in the US, few

October 6, 2024
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Thursday, October 3, 2024
Port workers from the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) participate in a strike at the Virginia International Gateway in Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S., October 2, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
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Tentative Agreement Reached to End U.S. Port Strike

U.S. dockworkers and port operators have reached a tentative agreement to end a three-day strike that disrupted port operations at U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coast

October 3, 2024
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Photo of an angry union firebrand Harold Daggett
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TikTok Fury and Death Threats: Will ILA Union Boss Daggett Fold or Double Down?

By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) – The strike paralyzing 36 American East and Gulf Coast ports has taken a dark turn. What began as a labor dispute over

October 3, 2024
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Wednesday, October 2, 2024
ILA Dockworker No port automation sign
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Why is the ILA Union Against Port Automation?

By Jo Constantz and Alicia Tang (Bloomberg) Longshoremen at docks along the US East and Gulf coasts have gone on strike for the first time since 1977 as

October 2, 2024
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Monday, September 30, 2024
ILA union members on strike at marine terminal in NJ
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ILA UNION ON STRIKE IN 36 US PORTS – Teamsters Warn Biden To ‘Stay the F*ck Out of This Fight’

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Images from social media confirm that members of the International Longshoreman Association (ILA) Union are on strike and starting to

September 30, 2024
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Port Strike Countdown: Bananas, Medicine, and $5 Billion Daily at Stake

A supply chain professor explains what the average American family can expect when East and Gulf Coast port workers go on strike at midnight tonight. by Anna

September 30, 2024
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Sunday, September 29, 2024
Statue of Liberty overlooking Port of New York and New Jersey
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US East and Gulf Coast Ports Face Imminent Shutdown as Union Announces Intent to Strike

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) on Sunday announced plans for a widespread strike at all Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports, scheduled to

September 29, 2024
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Monday, August 5, 2024
Container vessel approaching the terminal at the Port of Savannah, Georgia
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Potential Coast-Wide Port Strike Inches Closer

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has scheduled Wage Scale Committee Meetings for earlier next month in New Jersey to review demands to

August 5, 2024
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Friday, July 19, 2024
The Port of Savannah's Garden City Terminal courtesy Georgia Ports Authority
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USMX Ready to Resume Negotiations to Avoid Port Disruptions

The United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) has announced its readiness to return to Master Contract negotiations to prevent disruptions at U.S. East and Gulf

July 19, 2024
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Thursday, November 9, 2023
The CMA CGM Marco Polo, an Explorer class container ship crosses under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, to enter New York Harbor as seen from Brooklyn, New York, U.S., May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Strike Threat Looms Over US East and Gulf Coast Ports in 2024

By Ian Putzger (The Loadstar) – Even before contract negotiations get underway, the threat of a strike shutting down US ports on the east and Gulf coasts

November 9, 2023
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