At the end of last week, the International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance tentatively agreed on a six-year master contract, averting a threatened Maine-to-Texas strike following the current contract’s expiration at midnight Feb. 6.
ILA Labor Negotiations
The JOC has covered every step in negotiation of a new International Longshoremen’s Association for East and Gulf coast ports since bargaining began early last year. With a March 13 agreement in place, the deal is awaiting ratification by ILA members on April 9.
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11 Jun 2013
U.S. East Coast ports experienced widely varying impacts from the months-long threat of labor strife that began last year with the breakdown of talks for a new International Longshoremen’s Association contract.
06 Jun 2013
The New York Shipping Association and the International Longshoremen’s Association are in the early stages of implementing a new contract that targets high costs and low productivity at the Port of New York and New Jersey.
04 Jun 2013
The Port of Virginia plans to halt work for four hours June 12 for a meeting to allow employers to make their case for gradually reducing the size of some container-handling gangs in the local International Longshoremen’s Association contract.
14 May 2013
The New York Shipping Association expects within the next 30 to 60 days to announce a reduction in the per-container assessment that funds longshore benefits at the Port of New York and New Jersey.
01 May 2013
International Longshoremen’s Association employees of equipment maintenance and repair contractors in the Port of New York and New Jersey voted overwhelmingly to ratify a six-year labor contract.
30 Apr 2013
International Longshoremen’s Association employees of equipment maintenance and repair contractors in the Port of New York and New Jersey are voting today on a six-year labor contract.
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Stephen Knott, general vice president of the International Longshoremen's Association, discusses the union's concerns about the introduction of labor-saving technology at Global Terminal in Bayonne, N
Harold Daggett, new president of the International Longshoremen’s Association, comments on automation, container weights, organizing and cooperation with the ILWU.
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