Port Strike Leader Harold Daggett's Salary, Connection to Trump Scrutinized

Harold Daggett, the leader of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), is facing criticism for his relationship with former President Donald Trump and his salary as the port strike ... Read More

Port Strike Leader Harold Daggett Rails Against 'Smear Campaign'

Port strike leader Harold Daggett has accused the ... exceeds every other recent union settlement, while addressing inflation, and recognizing the ILA's hard work to keep the global economy ... Read More

Strike Averted, Again: USMX, ILA Reach Tentative Agreement (UPDATED 2/28)

The U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers ... Contract today have overwhelming supported its ratification with nearly 99% in favor, and we now have labor peace for the next six years,” said ILA ... Read More

US port strikes avoided as workers ratify new deal

Workers at US east coast and Gulf coast ports have "overwhelmingly" voted to ratify a new six-year master contract agreement ... Read More

ILA members overwhelmingly approve new contract covering East, Gulf coast ports

Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association voted overwhelmingly to approve a new six-year contract with employers at Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast ports. Read More

ILA, USMX Put Final Stamp on Six-Year Master Contract

President Harold Daggett called the ratified deal the “gold standard” for dockworker unions, hyping up its “full protections against automation.” ... Read More

Wage increases and automation protections: ILA agrees on six-year contract

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has ratified a new six-year master contract with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), securing labor stability at Atlantic and Gulf Coas ... Read More

US port workers ratify six-year contract with automation protection

The US port ... strike during what the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) said was a "critical time" for fashion supply chains. ILA president Harold Daggett, who acted as the union's ... Read More

ILA and USMX's full ratification vote of master contract agreement scheduled for today

Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association Rank-and-File at Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports have been meeting for the past two weeks to review details of the Master Contract and local ... Read More

Harold Daggett | 2025 Power 100

A third generation International Longshoremen’s Association member, Daggett ... the leader of the 85,000-member union. Following an impasse over a new Master Contract, the ILA went on strike ... Read More

ILA Sets Date for Members to Vote on New Contract

The ILA and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) came to terms on the tentative agreement on January 8, a week before the deadline for a strike at East and Gulf ... details on the agreement itself, union ... Read More