We remember all too well the pains of the west coast labor negotiations in 2014/2015. It took nearly a year to finalize the contract and the US Labor Secretary's involvement to close the deal. The aftermath and clean...
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PMA MAKES A STATEMENT
The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) issued the above statement today regarding the status of their contract negotiations with International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU). As we know and have been suffering...
DAMAGED GOODS
The unresolved contract between the ILWU and PMA has resulted in not only damage to the psyche of the West Coast shipper but also to the businesses and products shipped. Even before the labor negotiations soured,...
ILWU CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS SOUR
The contract negotiations between the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) are not going well. On November 20th, the ILWU put the negotiations on hiatus until...