Ila
noun
a town in SW Nigeria.
Ila
1 American
[ee-luh]
/ ˈi lə /
noun
ILA
2
American
Or
I.L.A.
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International Law Association.
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International Longshoremen's Association.
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Ms. Markovitz was born in Israel and moved to Hollywood, Fla., as a toddler with her parents, Sharon, a baker, and Ila Markovitz, who works in real estate and construction.
From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2020
Across the road from the Railway Tavern was pensioner Ila Ferrier.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2014
Ila Solomon says her husband of two years didn’t die until April 28.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 16, 2014
Investigators are trying to determine if Gavan's wife, Ila Solomon, had a financial motive for not reporting the veteran's death, Lafayette Police Sergeant Brian Phillips said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 5, 2014
"Has anyone ever been amused here?" asked Ila, looking at Magdaléna, who was politely listening to Mrs. Cartright's anecdote.
From The Californians by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
As a Journal editorial reported at the time, there were around 50,000 ILA strikers but only 25,000 dock jobs because only half of the union members are obligated to show up at work each day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
“The rest sit home collecting ‘container royalties’ negotiated in previous ILA contracts intended to protect against job losses that result from innovation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Harold Daggett, the leader of the ILA, was prepared to play hardball, telling workers on a picket line on Tuesday night, “nothing’s gonna move without us.”
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2024
Harold Daggett, head of the ILA, demanded companies agree to boost hourly pay by $5 for each year of the contract.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2024
In those days, Braun had been the business manager of an insurance firm, the sole visible function of which had been to write policies for the ILA and its individual dock-wallopers.
From One-Shot by Dongen, H. R. van
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