By Brooke Sutherland, Josh Wingrove and Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) — When the history books are written about the fate of longshoremen in the US, few characters will loom as large as…
https://gcaptain.com/harold-daggett-biography-ila-longshorman-union/
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) The strike paralyzing America’s East and Gulf Coast ports has taken a dark turn. What began as a labor dispute over wages and automation has…
https://gcaptain.com/tiktok-fury-and-death-threats-will-ila-union-boss-daggett-fold-or-double-down/
By Jo Constantz and Alicia Tang (Bloomberg) Longshoremen at docks along the US East and Gulf coasts have gone on strike for the first time since 1977 as the union takes…
https://gcaptain.com/why-the-ila-union-is-battling-against-port-automation/
by John Konrad (gCaptain) Images from social media confirm that members of the International Longshoreman Association (ILA) Union are on strike and starting to gather at outside US ports from…
https://gcaptain.com/port-workers-union-on-strike-in-36-us-ports-teamsters-warn-biden/
A supply chain professor explains what the average American family can expect when East and Gulf Coast port workers go on strike at midnight tonight. by Anna Nagurney (UMass Amherst)…
https://gcaptain.com/port-strike-countdown-bananas-medicine-and-5-billion-daily-at-stake/
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) on Sunday announced plans for a widespread strike at all Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports, scheduled to begin at 12:01 am on Tuesday, October 1,…
With a threatened Maine to Texas port strike on October 1 getting ever nearer, the employers organization, the United States Marine Alliance (USMX), today filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) seeking an order to require the ILA union to resume bargaining.
“USMX has been clear that we value the work of the ILA and have great respect for its members,” said USMX in a statement released today. “We have a shared history of working together and are committed to bargaining.
“Due to the...
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has scheduled Wage Scale Committee Meetings for earlier next month in New Jersey to review demands to employers in its ongoing contract negotiations. However, union…
https://gcaptain.com/potential-coast-wide-strike-inches-closer/
The United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) has announced its readiness to return to Master Contract negotiations to prevent disruptions at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports. The statement comes in…
https://gcaptain.com/usmx-ready-to-resume-negotiations-to-avoid-port-disruptions/
By Ian Putzger (The Loadstar) – Even before contract negotiations get underway, the threat of a strike shutting down US ports on the east and Gulf coasts next year is…
https://gcaptain.com/strike-threat-looms-over-us-east-and-gulf-coast-ports-in-2024/