International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) officials gathered in North Bergen, New Jersey on Tuesday to formally sign a landmark six-year master contract agreement, securing unprecedented…
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NAWE hails USMX-ILA agreement as “welcome development”
The National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE) says that the tentative master contract deal between the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USMX) will ensure stability in port operations and the supply chain.
ILA praises Trump role in averting Maine-to-Texas U.S. port strike
The current master contract agreed to on October 1, 2018 was extended through January 15, 2025 in order to continue negotiations that stalled in September...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/nawe-hails-usmx-ila-agreement-as-welcome-development/
ILA praises Trump role in averting Maine-to-Texas U.S. port strike
Fears that January 15 could bring a port strike that would have shut U.S. ports from Maine to Texas have been averted. The parties to the dispute, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) say that they thave 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 ratification...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/ila-praises-trump-role-in-averting-maine-to-texas-u-s-port-strike/
Trump backs ILA position on automation
President-elect Donald J. Trump has come out firmly in support of the ILA union position as its negotiations with port employers association USMX continue to bog down over what the employers call “modernization” and the union calls automation — in particular the use of semi-automated rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMGs).
Here’s what President-elect Trump said in a social media post yesterday:
Just finished a meeting with the International Longshoremen’s Association and its President, Harold...
https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/trump-backs-ila-position-on-automation/
Port strike fears grow as USMX and ILA fail to hammer out automation issues
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...
Frequently asked questions: The ILA port strike
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) port strike has made headlines this week as a major disruption in supply chains across the East and Gulf coasts, and FreightWaves has compiled a boatload of information to address frequently asked questions about the situation.
Why did this strike happen?
The ILA went on strike after union dockworkers and their employers with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) failed to reach an agreement for a new master contract. The ILA is demanding a...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/frequently-asked-questions-the-ila-port-strike
ILA: “this is what it will take to bring us back to the table”
Tentative agreement reached on new West Coast ports labor contract
As the strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) that has closed U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports continued into its second time, there seemed to be no signs of a breakthrough any time soon.
Last year’s long running West Coast ports dispute between the the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union was resolved after the parties reached a tentative agreement following the...
Panic-buying already spreading as ILA dockworker strike gets underway
As union dockworkers began striking against employers at East and Gulf Coast ports early Tuesday morning, reports of panic-buying at supermarkets almost immediately started spreading across social media.
Video clips posted by social media users on X and Facebook showed people rushing to buy water, toilet paper, paper towels and other items at supermarkets and retailers across the U.S.
“Are people already panic buying because of the Port Strike? Here are the grocery shelves in the water section...
Port strike begins as ILA rejects last minute USMX offer
As has seemed increasingly likely, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) went on strike at 12:01 a.m. , today, Tuesday, October 1, rejecting a last minute offer from the employers’ organization, USMX, and shutting down U.S. ports from Maine to Texas, with ILA rank-and-file members began setting up picket lines at waterfront facilities up and down the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts.
There had been a faint glimmer of hope Monday evening when the employers’ organization, the United States...
Dock workers commence strikes at ports across U.S. East, Gulf Coast
Union dock workers have officially begun their strike against employers at ports across the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts early Tuesday morning.
The strikes are expected to cost the U.S. $5 billion per day and stunt supply chains across the eastern seaboard. This is the first time since 1977 for a port strike of this magnitude to rock the country.
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) is the union behind the strike against its U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) employers for a new master...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dock-workers-commence-strikes-at-ports-across-u-s-east-gulf-coast