The U.S.’s International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), representing dockworkers along the East Coast, the Gulf Coast, and as far west as the Great Lakes, is signaling the possibility of a coast-wide strike in October 2024. Despite having 10 months left on the master contract for about 45,000 of its 70,000 members, the ILA leadership has already… Read more »
At long last, a resolution is in sight for the West Coast port labor dispute that has been an ongoing concern for logistics companies. After a work-stoppage that lasted nine days, causing significant disruption to cargo shipments, a tentative agreement has been reached between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse… Read more »