Presuming to speak on behalf of all 85,000 ILA members, Daggett praised Trump’s “bold and courageous decision to bomb Iran’s ...

On the day the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) began their two-day wage scale meetings to hash out final contract demands to present to their employers, union brass once again ...

The ILA has not walked out on such a large scale on the East Coast since 1977, when a work stoppage lasted 45 days. “This strike is historic,” said Will Brucher, ...

Pay for longshoremen is based on their years of experience. Under the ILA's former contract with USMX, which expired on Monday, starting pay for dockworkers was $20 per hour.

The ILA is looking for a 61.5% pay increase over six years, according to CNBC. It's also concerned about automation. In June, it halted talks with port operator USMX over an automation dispute.

Earlier Wednesday, ILA employees rejected a nearly 50 percent wage increase over a six-year period. It is believed they are looking for about 77 percent, with added protections against automation ...

Harold Daggett raked in $728,000 in compensation from the ILA last year. He picked up another $173,000 as president emeritus of a local union branch.

Mostly, a work-stoppage decision by ILA, whose feisty 78-year-old leader, Harold Daggett, was a young union member in 1977 during the last strike, would affect the containers handled by its members.