ILA Strike Watch 2013: Strike Averted, But There’s Work to be Done! The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Strike that was scheduled for Wednesday has been averted. Late Friday night, a tentative agreement between the ILA and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) was announced that would prevent port stoppages all along the East and Gulf Coast ports of the U.S. Continue Reading ...
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ILA-USMX Talks Reach Crucial Point The International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance resume contract negotiations Tuesday amid the renewed possibility of a work stoppage at East and Gulf Coast ports. The latest ILA-USMX contract extension expires at 11:59 p.m., Feb. 6. The union and employers have held a series of federally mediated bargaining sessions since agreeing to an Continue Reading ...