Port employers follow ILA, praise Trump for new union contract, avoiding strike
The head of the United States Maritime Alliance cited President-elect Donald Trump’s leadership for helping reach agreement on a new longshore contract.
The head of the United States Maritime Alliance cited President-elect Donald Trump’s leadership for helping reach agreement on a new longshore contract.
A compromise by the ILA and USMX on automation has settled global concerns over a potential strike at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports.
Officials with the International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance met privately to discuss port automation technology.
The American Apparel & Footwear Association called on port employers and the International Longshoremen’s Association to work out their differences over automation and avoid another strike in January.
As a January deadline nears, a coalition of exporters and importers calls on East Coast port employers and their longshore union to resume bargaining on a new contract.