International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA)

What Have Strike Actions and Threats Revealed for United States

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have successfully negotiated a tentative six-year master contract, preventing a potential strike that could have disrupted operations at ports along the United States East and Gulf coasts.

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US East Coast port strike averted: ILA, USMX reach tentative six-year deal

The global shipping industry’s fear of a new port strike on the United States East Coast seems to have been averted after the agreement between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX).

The two organizations have reached a tentative agreement on all items for a new six-year Master Contract. The two sides agreed to continue to operate under the current contract until the union can meet with its full Wage Scale Committee and schedule a...

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Trump Backs ILA in Port Automation Dispute

The new president of the United States Donald Trump met with the leaders of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), a North American labor union representing longshore workers along the US East Coast, to discuss the thorny issue of port automation.

While the previous ILA strike on the USEC ports lasted only three days, there are fears for new labour actions in mid-January, as the union and the employer association, United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), have not agreed on the terms...

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ILA pulls out of contract talks over automation disputes

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), the union representing dockers on the US East Coast, has pulled out of contract negotiations with employers citing bad faith as employers broached the thorny subject of automation.

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Union negotiators said the first day and a half of the scheduled four-day talks saw a number of...

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Canadian dockers employers association rues impasse ahead of today’s strike

Canada’s Maritime Employers Association (MEA) is asking the Minister of Labour and Seniors, Steven MacKinnon, to appoint a special mediator as it has so far failed to reach a consensus with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which has called for strike action in Montreal port’s Viau and Maisonneuve terminals today (31 October).

Since December 2023, Montreal’s dockers have had no collective agreement, and over the past month, have engaged in intermittent industrial action. On 28...

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USEC port strike is over; ILA, USMX reach tentative agreement

The port workers’ strike on the United States East Coast comes to an end after the agreement between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX).

The two bodies have reached a tentative agreement on wages and have agreed to extend the Master Contract until 15 January 2025.

In January, they are expected to return to the bargaining table to negotiate all other outstanding issues.

“Effective immediately, all current job actions will cease and all...

https://container-news.com/usec-port-strike-is-over-ila-usmx-reach-tentative-agreement/

Biden tells USMX to settle US East Coast dispute

President Biden has urged port employers on the US East Coast to offer dockers a fair wage as the country braces for a damaging strike, while the union and employers trade accusations of failing to negotiate.

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Shippers to Shift to West Coast and Air Freight Solutions Amid Ongoing ILA Strike

The long-anticipated ILA port worker union strike across US East Coast and Gulf ports began Monday night at 12:01 am after the ILA and USMX failed to come to an agreement before the deadline.

In the last few days, the White House and other government officials had been urging both sides to return to the negotiating table, with USMX leadership reportedly meeting with the Biden administration late last week.

The USMX made a last-minute 50% wage increase offer, which the ILA rejected as the union...

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Scaremongering port workers’ union issues misleading claim of US$30,000 rates as USEC strike begins

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has today (10 October) gone ahead with strike action at US ports from Maine to Texas and accused ocean container carriers of ‘gouging customers’.

The ILA confirmed the strike in an announcement yesterday, Monday, while at the same time claiming ocean container carriers are now charging US$30,000 per container in a ‘whopping increase from US$6,000 just a few weeks ago’.

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No late reprieve from USEC strike

US docker’s union, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has confirmed that tomorrow’s strike will begin at midnight local time, with union members downing tools at east coast and Gulf ports.

The ILA has a total of 85,000 members across North America, but any hopes of relief from Canadian ports were dashed with an announcement that Montreal dockers will also begin a three-day stoppage, closing down some 40% of the capacity at Canada’s largest east coast facility.

An ILA statement...

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