News / US port dispute: 'the carriers and USMX are going to lose this battle'

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The employers’ “only choice” is “how they want to lose” the stand-off with US east coast dockers; with suggestions this may provoke a longer strike than expected.

After suspending strike action in September, the ILA dockers’ union has struggled to win any concession from employer association USMX on the issue of port automation, but the US presidential election may have handed it a trump card.

S&P Global VP Peter Tirschwell told podcast The Freight Buyers Club ...