Home/American Shipper/‘Stakes are high’ as ILA contract talks break down American Shipper ‘Stakes are high’ as ILA contract talks break down FreightWaves Staff · Thursday, August 23, 2012 Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Negotiations between U.S. East and Gulf coast union dockworkers and their employers over a new master contract abruptly broke down Wednesday morning, leading to the cancellation of three days of scheduled talks this week…