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ILA's Ken Riley to serve as President of South Carolina AFL-CIO

From ILA’s Facebook page:

Ken Riley, President of ILA Local 1422 in Charleston and an International ILA Vice President and Executive Council member

Kenneth Riley, President of ILA Local 1422 in Charleston, South Carolina and an International ILA Vice President and Executive Council member, was named President of the South Carolina AFL-CIO on April 5, [...]

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April 12th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Longshore News, Unions |

Groups aim to keep cruises out of Charleston

Regarding the lawsuit to keep cruises out of the Port of Charleson, ILA Local 1422 President Ken said, "There is a stigma in our community that won't be satisfied until every commercial maritime business has left this community."

Just hours after neighborhood, environmentalist and preservationist groups filed a lawsuit against Carnival Cruise Lines, [...]

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June 17th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Cruise lines, Environment, Longshore News, Ports, Unions |