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By Alex Lennane
Bombastic ILA leader Harold Daggett doubled down on his uncompromising stance at the weekend, increasing the likelihood of a US east and Gulf coast port strike.
In a letter to union members, Mr Daggett, president, and son Dennis, EVP, dismissed last week’s USMX press release as “nothing more than propaganda”.
The Daggetts claimed that inflation had cut sharply into wages, while USMX’s “corporate greed has made them delusional”.
USMX has pledged to retain the existing contract language on automation, which states that “there ...
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Brian Eskenazi
September 09, 2024 at 7:53 pmAn honest question: In case of a strike, what happens to cargo that is presently on the water and scheduled to arrive in the first few days of October? will the vessel turn around without discharging its cargo? will the vessel be unloaded and the cargo remain in the terminal?
Alex Lennane
September 10, 2024 at 9:20 amVessels would normally try to find another port – but it may be more challenging given the large region that would be covered by the strike…
Charles Robinson
September 19, 2024 at 4:07 pmFor every 72 hours USMX doesn’t come to an agreement $5-$10 more should be aggressively added. I’ve seen similar before and the UNION WORKERS won. Let’s play ball,not softball but hard ball batter up. People listen and remember Georgia Ports had commercials on TV for years showing us there record profits, time to share.I don’t see that no more, somebody understood that those commercials was taunting. Too Late caught you.