Last month, the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) ratified their contract with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX). The contract is retroactive to October 1, 2024 and will expire on September 30,...
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ILA CONTRACT
Honestly, it is anyone's guess if the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) will have an agreement by the September 30th contract expiration. But, the general...
IT IS OFFICIAL!
Yesterday, the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) announced they have ratified their six-year contract with the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). This approval is final step will ensure further...
LABOR PAINS
It certainly has been the summer of discontent as it relates to waterfront labor and their employer counterparts. Both the west coast and east coast have seen their share of issues: 1) The International Longshore &...
A YEAR LATER
Contract negotiations between the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the employer group Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) have been underway since May 10, 2022, and the union has been operating...
WHEN IS SOON TOO LATE?
Last week, the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the employer group Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) issued a joint statement on the status of the contract negotiations saying both sides...
DEAL OR NO DEAL?
There remains no contract deal on the West Coast between the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and employer group Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). We are into our eighth month of being without a...
STILL NO DEAL WITH THE ILWU
We are hoping for a Christmas miracle as the negotiations drag on between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). Since the contract expired on June 30th, we...
RAIL STRIKE AVERTED
Congress used the 1926 Railway Labor Act to invoke their authority to intervene in railroad labor negotiations. The House approved legislation to force union members to accept the terms of the negotiated contract. Once...
NATIONWIDE WATERFRONT PEACE
The International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU), the labor union representing dockworkers on the US west coast, approved a five-year contract extension last July, stretching their contract out to 2022....
AND THEY’RE OFF….
The International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) will sit down today and tomorrow to discuss an early contract extension. The current contract expires June 30,...
WEST COAST LONGSHORE NEGOTIATIONS
With the contract between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) set to expire on June 30, 2014, cargo owners shipping through US West Coast gateways are...