Not all is going smoothly in the negotiations between U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers, represented by USMX, and the ILA union. Both sides are bargaining as ILA members work under a temporary extension of their current master contract until Jan. 16, 2025. As widely feared those discussions have reached a sticking point on automation, which USMX prefers to refer to a “technology.”
Here’s what USMX said in a statement released yesterday:
“Over the last two days, USMX met with the ILA to...