ILA Hits NY-NJ Terminals With Mass Grievances

An International Longshoremen’s Association local headed by one of ILA President Harold Daggett’s sons has bombarded four New Jersey container terminals with grievances alleging more than 300 safety violations.

The grievances by Local 1804-1 came a week after a dispute over crane safety interrupted work for several hours at Global Terminal, a Bayonne, N.J., container terminal whose plans for labor-saving technology have drawn ILA protests.

Dennis Daggett said the grievances reflect the union’s renewed emphasis on safety following the deaths of 15 ILA dockworkers in accidents during the last four years. He said the grievances were not filed in retaliation for the Global dispute, and that the timing was coincidental. “These are two separate issues,” Dennis Daggett said.

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