ILA/USMX Reach Tentative Agreement
The International Longshoremen's Association and the USMX announced in a joint statement this evening they had reached a tentative agreement on wages. The union members will return to work. Per those close to the matter, the port employers sweetened their contract offer by presenting a 62% increase in wages over six years. This now ends [...]
ILA/USMX Reach Tentative Agreement
The International Longshoremen's Association and the USMX announced in a joint statement this evening they had reached a tentative agreement on wages. The union members will return to work. Per those close to the matter, the port employers sweetened their contract offer by presenting a 62% increase in wages over six years. This now [...]
FMC Issues Advisory of Services Available During Port Labor Strike
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in an advisory to all regulated entities reminded the ocean shipping industry’s freight forwarders and NVOCCs that its consumer assistance, enforcement, and litigation services could be useful when seeking relief from current supply chain challenges caused by the East-Gulf Coast port labor strike. The Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution [...]
Longshoremen Strike Begins, Impacting 36 East and Gulf Ports
The long anticipated East and Gulf Coast longshoremen strike has begun, impacting ports that account for more than half of the nation's container imports. Dockworkers walked off the job at 12 a.m, seeking a big increase in pay as their last contract expired. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) confirmed the union's first coast-wide strike in [...]
USMX Files Unfair Labor Practice with the National Labor Relations Board
Dock workers on the East and Gulf Coasts are preparing to walk off the job if The International Longshoremen’s Association union and the United States Maritime Alliance can’t negotiate a new contract with shipping companies by October 1. “Due to the ILA’s repeated refusal to come to the table and bargain on a new Master [...]
ILA-USMX Contract Expiration Approaches as Negotiations Stall
With just 7 days away from the ILA-USMX contract expiring, two hundred manufacturers, farmers, agribusinesses, wholesalers, retailers, restaurants, importers, exporters, distributors, transportation and logistics providers, and other supply chain stakeholders have petitioned the White House to help the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) to return to the bargaining table [...]
ILA has Set Strike Deadline at East and Gulf Ports
As union dockworkers prepare to strike when the current master contract expires, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) again emphasized its members will walk off the job if a new contract is not in place by October 1. Disputes over wages and automation have brought bargaining to a standstill. A Biden administration official stated that President [...]
USTR Makes Final Determination on China Section 301 Tariffs
On September 13, 2024 The US Trade Representative (USTR), published the following update on the status of the implementation of additional Section 301 Tariffs on China origin goods. “Today’s finalized tariff increases will target the harmful policies and practices of the People’s Republic of China that continue to impact American workers and businesses,” said Ambassador [...]
East Coast Port Labor Unions Unanimously Support October 1 Strike
The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) Wage Scale Delegates have unanimously backed a potential strike on October 1, 2024, if a new Master Contract with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) is not reached by the September 30 deadline. The decision was made after a two-day meeting of nearly 300 ILA delegates from 13 port areas [...]
Panama Canal is Lifting Restrictions as Water Levels Normalize
The Panama Canal is easing limits that caused shipping gridlock as severe drought ends and water levels normalize. Last year’s El Niño caused a significant drop in rainfall and forced the canal to implement daily transit restrictions for the first time in history. The Panama Canal Authority administrator Ricaurte Vasquez told reporters that the draft [...]
