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,...
ILA ON STRIKE
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ILWU SETTLES LAWSUIT
The International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) will pay terminal operator ICTS $20.5M to settle their outstanding lawsuit regarding job actions in Portland, OR. Back in 2011, ICTS began operating a terminal...
MORE REGULATIONS
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is not stopping with the Advanced Clean Fleet (ACF) regulation. They are also pushing forward with the Clean Truck Check. It is like a smog check for trucks. The current...
ILWU FILES BANKRUPTCY
Remember the dispute between Portland terminal operator ICTS and the ILWU surrounding work slowdowns that effectively shuttered the Port of Portland back in 2012? ICTS sued the ILWU, and, in 2019, the court ruled in...
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 &...
US WEST COAST LABOR AGREEMENT REACHED
The International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) reached a tentative contract agreement for dockworkers on the US West Coast. WHEW! That was a tough one, and we can...
ILWU CANADA STRIKES
Meanwhile, labor tensions to the north between the ILWU Canada and the British Columbia Maritime Employers Associations (BCEMA) are running high with the ILWU Canada following through on its strike vote with a strike...
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...
NEGOTIATION PROGRESS
Recently the ILWU announced they reached an agreement on "certain key issues." While the details were not released, it has been widely reported the agreement centers around the hiring of an additional top pick operator...
DRAGGING ON
As the contract negotiations between the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the employer group, Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), drag on into their eleventh month, the supply chain is losing...
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...