News / ILA chief vows to form global 'mega-union' to fight port automation

Harold Daggett

Belligerent US International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) president Harold Daggett has vowed to initiate strikes on 1 October if agreement is not reached with the “far apart” port operators’ United States Maritime Alliance (USMX)

And, he said, he intends to take on all the major carriers by forming a global ’mega-union’.  

Yesterday, the union’s EVP – and his son – Dennis Dagget, told ILA members: “When we first sat down with USMX, we came prepared and we were ready to start negotiating. ...