International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)

ILWU, ICTSI Oregon reach agreement to settle all legal disputes

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and ICTSI Oregon have jointly announced the resolution of all legal disputes.

According to a statement, this settlement brings an end to ICTSI’s claims against ILWU in the prolonged litigation known as ICTSI Oregon, Inc. v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union, et al., Case No. 3:12-cv-1058-SI, which was pending in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.

Following a jury’s determination of unlawful labour practices...

https://container-news.com/ilwu-ictsi-oregon-reach-agreement-to-settle-all-legal-disputes/

West Coast Ports Secure Long-Term Labor Agreement

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In a pivotal development for the West Coast ports and the global supply chain, the International Longshore Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) have reached a significant six-year labor agreement, bringing much-needed stability to the region. The logisticsmgmtsource.

  • The ILWU and PMA have formally approved a six-year contract, resolving long-standing negotiations and ensuring labor stability at West Coast ports.
  • This agreement safeguards jobs,...

https://mfame.guru/west-coast-ports-secure-long-term-labor-agreement/

 Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach welcome ratification of Longshore worker contract

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) announced that a six-year contract between the ILWU and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) had been ratified.

According to a statement, the ratification of the contract will have a profoundly positive influence on the US economy, which is heavily reliant on the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

“The Port of Long Beach congratulates the International Longshore and Warehouse Union membership on ratifying the new labor agreement with the...

https://container-news.com/ports-of-los-angeles-and-long-beach-welcome-ratification-of-longshore-worker-contract/

ILWU downplays study showing automation benefits for USWC ports

Automation seems to have a particularly positive impact on the future of US West Coast ports, in terms of both competitiveness and development, according to research by Dr. Michael Nacht, Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and former Assistant Secretary of Defense, and Larry Henry, Founder of ContainerTrac, Inc.

The study found that automation at two of the 13 container terminals in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the largest ones in the United States,...

https://container-news.com/ilwu-downplays-study-showing-automation-benefits-for-uswc-ports/

Labour tension on US west coast stoked by ‘hand-over-fist profit-making’

An incensed US trade union has responded to a Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) proposal, to extend the current contract by another year, with a long list of headlines reporting the massive profits being enjoyed by ocean carriers.
PMA president and CEO James McKenna wrote to International Longshore Warehouse Union (ILWU) president Willie Adams last week, and said that, given the history of west coast negotiations over the past 20 years: “There …

The post Labour tension on US west coast stoked...

https://theloadstar.com/labour-tension-on-us-west-coast-stoked-by-hand-over-fist-profit-making/

Joe Biden pushes San Pedro Bay ports for 24/7 operations ahead of holidays

The President of the United States Joe Biden and his administration held a meeting yesterday (13 October) with the Executive Director of the Port of Long Beach, Mario Cordero, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and large companies, aiming to extend the gate hours in San Pedro Bay Ports terminals, in order to meet the historic cargo traffic expected in the upcoming holiday season.

In particular, the Biden administration suggested terminals operate 24/7 to relieve the current...

https://container-news.com/joe-biden-pushes-san-pedro-bay-ports-for-24-7-operations-ahead-of-holidays/

POLB & POLA terminal gates closure notice

PierPass Inc. has been notified that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) will observe a special stop work meeting for union business on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, starting at 5 p.m. As a result, no marine terminal gates at the Port of Los Angeles or the Port of Long Beach will operate between the hours of 5:00 p.m. on Feb. 6 through 3:00 a.m. on Feb. 7. There will be no OffPeak shift Thursday night Feb. 6.

This labor shutdown falls under Rule 5 of the Marine Terminal Operator...

https://container-news.com/polb-pola-terminal-gates-closure-notice/

POLA & POLB terminal gates closure in August

PierPass Inc. has been notified that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) will observe a special stop work meeting for union business on Thursday, August 1, 2019, starting at 5 p.m. As a result, no marine terminal gates at the Port of Los Angeles or the Port of Long Beach will operate between the hours of 5:00 p.m. on August 1 through 3:00 a.m. on August 2. There will be no OffPeak shift Thursday night August 1.

You can check with individual terminals for substitute or...

https://container-news.com/pola-polb-marine-terminal-gates-schedule/

POLA & POLB terminal gates closure

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) will observe a special stop work meeting for union business on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, starting at 5 p.m. As a result, no marine terminal gates at the Port of Los Angeles or the Port of Long Beach will operate between the hours of 5:00 p.m. on Feb. 7 through 3:00 a.m. on Feb. 8. There will be no OffPeak shift Thursday night Feb. 7.

You can check with individual terminals for substitute or alternative gates.

This labor shutdown falls under...

http://container-news.com/pola-polb-terminal-gates-closure/

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