November 05, 2026
Port of Savannah workers have asked a Georgia federal court to reject an International Longshoremen's Association local's bid for an early win in their class action alleging it divided a hiring list and funneled jobs to union leaders' family and friends, claiming officials lied about the reasons driving the split.
September 09, 2026
A Georgia federal judge certified a nepotism-in-hiring lawsuit against an International Longshoremen's Association local as a class action Wednesday, letting 64 workers band together to accuse the union of breaching its duty of fair representation by funneling jobs to union leaders' family and friends.
August 23, 2024
An International Longshoremen's Association local has defeated three members' accusations that it breached its duty of fair representation by funneling work opportunities to union leaders' family and friends, with a Georgia federal judge ruling the allegations were based on speculation.