Links of interest to ILA 1588 members. Links to other sites do not indicate an official endorsement of those sites. Links to other sites will open in a new browser window.

International Longshoremen's Association. Our international union that covers dockworkers, warehouse workers and other related workers on the East and Gulf Coasts, Canada and Puerto Rico.

MILA Deep Sea Division Health Plan and Participating dentists for Deep Sea members

AFL-CIO: Official website of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations.

Waterfront Commission: Official website of Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor.

Seaport Federal Credit Union: Local 1588 members are eligible to join.

Rutgers Union Leadership Academy
Cornell Union Leadership Workshop Series

Official websites of ILA Locals and Divisions
ILA Local 28, Houston, TX
ILA Local 273, St. John, New Brunswick
ILA Local 333, United Marine Division, Staten Island, NY
ILA Local 970, Norfolk, VA
ILA Local 1233, Newark, NJ
ILA Local 1248, Norfolk, VA
ILA Local 1273, St. John, NB
ILA Local 1291, Philadephlia, PA
ILA Local 1398, Brideport, CT
ILA Local 1402, Tampa, FL
ILA Local 1408, Jacksonville, FL
ILA Local 1416, Miami, FL
ILA Local 1593, Jacksonville, FL
ILA Local 1624, Norfolk, VA
ILA South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District Council

Other Longshore and labor sites
Longshore Workers Coalition A movement of ILA members and retirees organizing to build a stronger and more democratic longshore unio.

Canadian Labour Congress. Website of the major Canadian labor federation.

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) - An international trade union federation of transport workers' unions.

International Dockworkers Council (IDC). An organization made up of unions of port dockworkers from all over the world.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). Our sister union on the west coast covering longshore and warehouse workers in the California, Oregon, Washington, Canada, Alaska and Hawaii.

ILWU contracts and safety codes. This is a link to the west coast longshore contract and safety codes (ILWU/PMA).

Pier Pressure. Newsletter of the Longshore Workers Coalition.

The Harbor Herald. "...to bring the membership information about local 333 [tug boat operators] and the questionable activities of your union officials."

Voice of the Membership. Website of William Harrigan, executive board member in ILA local 333.

Other Labor Resources See the great links page on the "ILA Rank and File" website.

The Association for Union Democracy. "a pro-labor, non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the principles and practices of democratic trade unionism in the North American labor movement"

Labor Notes. "the voice of union activists who want to "put the movement back in the labor movement" since 1979."

Industry News and InfoThe Journal of Commerce On Line (JOC). The shipping industry magazine.

ILA 1588 in the news

Light Workload Burdens New Longshoremen
By Joe, Malinconico Newark Star-Ledger June 24, 2007

New Containerport to be Built in Local 1588's Jurisdiction
by Peter Leach, Journal of Commerce October, 2006

Still on the Waterfront: Long plagued by Johnny Friendlys, dockworkers fight to take back a mob-infested union
by Tom Robbins, Village Voice

WATCHING THE WATERFRONT: Mobsters, terrorists, and the docks of New York Harbor
by William Finnegan,The New Yorker

For sale: Containerport with potential
Howland Hook, located near Goethals Bridge, is being shopped around to large brokerage firms
by Karen O'Shea, Staten Island Advance