Supporters of ILA have created a "Boycott Del Monte" poster to support the longshore workers in Philadelphia. Click on the image for more information.
The International Longshoremen’s Association is still smarting over the 200 jobs it lost in Philadelphia last year when Fresh Del Monte shifted its fruit imports to a terminal that employs non-ILA labor.
ILA President Richard Hughes Jr. promised delegates that at convention lunches and dinners, “none of the pineapples you eat will be from Del Monte. We’re going to boycott their products today, tomorrow and in the future.”
The union has not burned all bridges with Fresh Del Monte. The ILA still hopes to regain the Philadelphia cargo, and union members continue to handle the fruit importer’s ships at Galveston, Texas, and Port Manatee, Fla.