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Category Archives: East Coast Port Labor Dispute 2012
East & Gulf Coast Port Strike Averted!
The leaders for the ILA and the USMX have agreed to a six-year labor contract. Both sides still need to ratify the agreement. The agreement is also contingent on agreements regarding a number of local union negotiations. Details of the … Continue reading
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Tagged contract extension, East Coast, Gulf, ILA, ports, Strike, USMX
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East Coast Ports Still Waiting for a Labor Deal
We’re on to round 3 of the labor negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) representing the East Coast and Gulf ports. The negotiations were first supposed to be completed by September 30, … Continue reading
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Tagged East Coast, ILA, Longshoremen, port, Strike, USMX
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East and Gulf Coast Port Strike Postponed (and hopefully averted!)
Good news that is potentially great news! The ILA and USMX have come to a tentative agreement on container royalty payments (the main sticking point preventing a new contract from being agreed upon). With this agreement, both sides have agreed … Continue reading
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Tagged East Coast, Gulf Coast, ILA, port, Strike, USMX
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Port Congestion Surcharge Update
As I’ve mentioned over the past few months, the carriers will charge a Port Congestion Surcharge (PCS) in case there is a strike at the East and Gulf Coast ports. Here is the latest update on the PCS amounts from … Continue reading
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Tagged PCS, Port Congestion Surcharge
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East Coast and Gulf Port Labor Dispute!!!
The latest news on the labor negotiations between the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX representing the East Coast & Gulf Port terminals and carriers) and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) isn’t good. The contract deadline was pushed back three months … Continue reading
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Tagged East Cost, Gulf, ILA, labor dispute, ports, terminals, USMX
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