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Bookmark or Share- International Longshoremen's Association - WikipediaThe International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) is a North American labor union representing longshore workers along the East Coast of the United States and Canada, the Gulf Coast, the Great Lakes, Puerto Rico, and inland waterways; on the West Coast, the dominant union is the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. The ILA has ...
- ILA Union - International Longshoremen's AssociationThe 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.
- Life on the Docks: A Comprehensive Guide to Longshoreman WorkWhat is a longshoreman? A longshoreman, also known as a docker or stevedore, is a vital worker in the maritime industry who plays a critical role in the loading and unloading of cargo from ships at docks and ports.
- What Does A Longshoreman Do? - Maritime PageA longshoreman is a maritime employee who loads and unloads cargo from ships docked at port. The name originates from the old days when ships sailing into the harbor would recruit “Men along the shore” to move goods from the vessel to the designated repository.
- International Longshore and Warehouse Union - WikipediaThe International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) is a labor union which primarily represents dock workers on the West Coast of the United States, Hawaii, and in British Columbia, Canada; on the East Coast, the dominant union is the International Longshoremen's Association.
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