NewsRachel2024-02-26T18:13:39-05:00
ILA Suspends East Coast Port Contract Discussions
The International Longshoremen’s Association has broken off contract negotiations with East and Gulf Coast port employers, accusing them of pushing automation technology into a new coastwise labor pact that would eliminate union jobs. The ILA and employers, represented by the United States Maritime Alliance, resumed bargaining on a new six-year master contract covering 45,000 union workers at dozens of East [...]
Citing Economic Impact, Canada Moves to End Labor Disputes at Ports
On Tuesday, Canada moved to end labor disputes at Vancouver and Montreal ports, pointing to economic damage and the potential for driving away trading partners. For a second time in recent months the Liberal government stepped in to halt the dispute. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said he had directed the country's industrial relations board to order an end to the [...]
Maryland Governor Moore commends launch of double-stack rail operations at Port of Baltimore
Governor Wes Moore has commended the launch of double-stacked rail operations to and from the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. Part of the Howard Street Tunnel Project, the significant milestone is critical to making Maryland more competitive, opening new opportunities for intermodal rail service in the Northeast and from the Port of Baltimore to Midwest markets, generating thousands of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
