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,...
CONTRACT SET
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TILTING THE SCALES
The International Longshore Association (ILA) received an early Christmas present from President-elect Trump. After a meeting with Harold and Dennis Daggett of the ILA, Mr Trump posted the following statement on...
ILA ON STRIKE
It is official, the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) is on strike. For months now, they have been threatening a strike and now have made good on that "promise." The ILA contract expired last night,...
PANAMA, SUEZ & ILA
The Panama Canal is increasing the ship transits this month as water levels return to near-normal. They will be able to handle 35 ships per day versus the 24 maximum daily transits in place since May. Additionally, the...
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...
ILA UPDATE
In March 2023, International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) President Harold Daggett instructed the local unions to cease contract negations covering local benefits and work rules. In a turn of events, Daggett has...
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 &...
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....
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...