The threat of a multicoast strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) could soon become a reality.
The current labor contract between the ILA and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) expires at the end of September, with the ILA maintaining that it will not accept any extension of the contract nor any potential mediation by the federal government.
In other words, the ILA is set to swap pallet jacks for picket signs come Oct. 1.
The ILA represents roughly 70,000 dockworkers...
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