News / Shippers beware: a US east coast labour battle could be heating up

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The National Retail Federation (NRF) is getting nervous about a strike hitting US east coast terminals in October – others should be too.

NRF president and CEO Matthew Shay wrote to International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) president Harold Daggett and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) chairman and CEO David Adam, urging both sides to restart contract negotiations as soon as possible.

“Discussions have been on hold for months, and talk of potential disruptions has increased,” Mr Shay wrote.

The current labour contract between USMX, ...