History

--Roots of 
the ILA

--The Dawn 
of Unionism

--First 
Longshoremen's
Union

--ILA
Beginnings

--Early Threats
To Unionism

--Realism 
and Caution

--The Haymarket
Riot

--Creation of
the ILA

--Affiliation with
AFL-CIO

--Fighting
Communism
and racism

--ILA arrives in
New York

--ILA absorbs
LUPA

--Gangland
Myths

--Wagner Act

--Pacific Coast
Split

--ILA Accused
of Gangsterism

--Teddy Gleason
Fights to Save
the ILA

Teddy Gleason

--Elected President
of the ILA

--ILA in the
Present

ILA in the present

The ILA has finally lived up to its bygone leaders' vision of a modern union-from scholarship programs.to charitable giving through the ILA Children's Fund.to the ILA Civil Rights Committee's commitment to advancing social justice.to labor-management cooperation initiatives like the Industry Resources Committee. The International Longshoremen's Association stands ready to meet the challenges of the Twenty-First Century head on.

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