Raising the specter that a threatened Maine to Texas U.S. port strike could ratchet into something even further reaching, Willie Adams, U.S. West Coast dockworkers’ union president on Friday wrote International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) president Harold J. Daggett reaffirming his union’s support for the ILA in its negotiations with United States Maritime Alliance (USMX).
“As you continue negotiating and move close to the expiration of your contract, the ILWU stands in solidarity with the...