ILA East Coast Port Strike

Report: ILA, USMX met on port automation

Union dockworkers and employers have taken the first steps toward reaching an agreement on the use of container-handling automation that would avoid a crippling strike at U.S. Eastern Seaboard and Gulf coast ports.

Leaders of the International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance met in private Sunday in an effort to find a way forward on the issue of automation, which has been a major obstacle to a new labor agreement covering tens of thousands of longshore workers. 

The...

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Port workers deploy CEO tactics to win higher compensation

By Satish Jindel 

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

The 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association are expected to resume their work stoppage on Jan. 15, following a brief three-day strike in October — and this time it could last much longer.

Responsibility would rest squarely on the container lines and cargo handling companies that operate the ports from Maine to Texas and are...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dockworkers-deploy-ceo-tactics-to-win-higher-compensation

Maersk urges container pickup ahead of potential port strike

The world’s second-largest container carrier wants shippers to clear out their boxes from U.S. Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast ports ahead of a possible longshore strike Jan. 15.

Maersk, in an advisory posted Monday to its website, also asked shippers to return empty containers prior to the expiration of the extension of the current dockworkers contract.

The update from the Denmark-based operator reflected weeks of uncertainty over the drawn-out maritime labor stalemate. But it came before news...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/maersk-urges-container-pickup-ahead-of-potential-port-strike

Source: ILA, USMX restart contract talks ahead of deadline for possible port strike

Negotiations on a new longshore union contract covering East and Gulf coast ports will resume just days before the current contract extension is set to expire.

Bargaining between the International Longshoremen’s Association and port employers represented by the United States Maritime Alliance are scheduled to resume Jan. 7, little more than a week before the current contract extension expires Jan. 15, according to a source who spoke to FreightWaves on the condition of anonymity.

The decision to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ila-usmx-to-resume-contract-talks-ahead-of-possible-port-strike-deadline

Hapag-Lloyd US port strike surcharges to go into effect same day as Trump inauguration

Ocean container carrier Hapag-Lloyd announced two surcharges ahead of a potential strike by unionized longshore workers at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports in January.

The Work Disruption Surcharge (WDS) and Work Interruption Destination Surcharge (WID) are effective Jan. 20, 2025, in the event of a strike, the German company said in an announcement on its website. 

“This surcharge covers additional costs from labor disruptions, strikes, slowdowns, unrest, congestion, and other unforeseen events...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hapag-lloyd-us-port-strike-surcharges-to-go-into-effect-same-day-as-trump-inauguration

Analysis: Port strike or no port strike?

Is it game over for U.S. East Coast port employers?

That was the initial feeling when President-elect Donald Trump publicly backed the International Longshoremen’s Association in its bitter fight to keep container automation technology out of Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast ports.

Trump, who’s made a habit of ruling by social media fiat, doubled down a few days later by reposting a Facebook post by ILA Executive Vice President Dennis Daggett describing the meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/analysis-port-strike-or-no-port-strike

Port strike potential and trade under Trump with Flexport’s Ryan Petersen | WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

On episode 786 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Flexport founder and CEO Ryan Petersen. They’re recapping the year that was and looking ahead at trade under Trump in 2025. With the potential for an ILA port strike on January 15th that would shut down ports from Maine to Texas, the new year starts out hot right out of the gate. 

Petersen discusses port strike potential and what the fallout would be; how tariffs could impact shipping and consumers; conflict in the Red Sea; rebuilding the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-strike-potential-and-trade-under-trump-with-flexports-ryan-petersen-what-the-truck

Tariffs spook shippers and consumers as trucking surges

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Trump again backs longshore union as possible port strike nears

President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend doubled down on his opposition to automation as a possible strike by union dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast container ports draws closer.

On Saturday, Trump reposted to more than 8 million followers on his social media platform, Truth Social, a Facebook message by Dennis Daggett, International Longshoremen’s Association executive vice president, praising Trump for his support of the union in its protracted contract fight with employers at Eastern...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trump-again-backs-longshore-union-as-possible-port-strike-nears

Apparel importers call for labor talks to resume, say port automation ‘vital’ 

Apparel and footwear importers on Friday called for a resumption of port labor contract talks after President-elect Donald Trump publicly backed the East Coast longshore union.

“We welcome President-elect Trump’s commitment to strengthening United States ports and appreciate his efforts to meet with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) President Harold Daggett and Executive Vice President Dennis Daggett,” said American Apparel & Footwear Association Chief Executive Steve Lamar, in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/apparel-importers-call-for-labor-talks-to-resume-say-port-automation-vital

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