East coast port talks resume, with automation and jobs still the sticking points
Negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Employers (USMX) will ...
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Shippers are breathing a sigh of relief after US east and Gulf coast dock workers reached “tentative” agreement on a new six-year master contract, following years of tough negotiations.
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) announced the news yesterday, adding that the agreement with the US Maritime Alliance (USMX) now needed to be ratified by its members.
In a joint broadcast, ILA president Harold Daggett and USMX chairman David Adam said: “We have reached a tentative agreement on a six-year master contract that is beneficial to ...
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