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....
NATIONWIDE WATERFRONT PEACE
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BACK AT IT
After negotiations broke off in December over automation, the International Longshore Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) are back at the table and are, reportedly, making good progress on...
East Coast Labor Issues
We’re not sure if we take solace in the fact that Oakland is not alone in its troubles or not. The Port of Baltimore suffered through a three-day longshore labor strike last month. As you may recall, this past...