ILA and USMX Announce Tentative Agreement on New Six-Year Master Contract
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have reached a tentative agreement on all items for a new six-year master contract. The two sides agreed to continue to operate under the current contract until the union can meet with its full Wage Scale Committee and schedule a ratification vote, and USMX […]
Container Rates Buoyed by Tariff, Strike Threats
The dual threats of tariff hikes and port strikes continue to buttress ocean freight rates through what is historically a post-peak trough.
Contract Negotiations to Resume for U.S. East Coast Dockworkers
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) will resume their contract negotiations in November to resolve a new master contract for container and ro-ro operations at 36 U.S. ports along the East Coast and Gulf Coast. Earlier this month, the two sides extended the master contract after a three-day strike.
U.S. Port Strike Would Increase Traffic Through Canadian Ports
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) voted to support a call for a strike at East Coast ports in the U.S.
ILA Chief Vows to Form Global ‘Mega-Union’ to Fight Port Automation
Belligerent U.S. International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) president Harold Daggett has vowed to initiate strikes on October 1 if agreement is not reached with the “far apart” port operators’ United States Maritime Alliance (USMX).
U.S. Port Talks Kick Off in Effort to Avoid Strike
The union representing East and Gulf coast dockworkers kicked off a two-day meeting on September 4 in New Jersey to discuss wage demands with port employers under the threat of a strike that would disrupt maritime trade gateways from Houston to Boston.
