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ILA sues after non-union labour unloads containers at new US terminal

The US east coast is set for another bruising encounter between a dockworker union, shipping line and terminal operators.

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has launched legal action against Hapag-Lloyd and the US Maritime Alliance.

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  • Don Starr

    April 27, 2021 at 1:10 pm

    They seriously need to get a union contract and not allow this to continue.
    Scabs don’t belong on the US docks and container terminals.