Dockworkers union and Port operators announce tentative agreement on new six-year master contract. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) announced late January 8 that they have reached a tentative agreement on all items for a new six-year Master Contract. The agreement averts the potential for a second strike next week. […]
U.S. East and Gulf Coast Dockworkers and Port Employers Reported Returning to Bargaining Table
After reaching tentative agreement on wage increases in October, the deadline to reach final agreement on master contract to avert another strike looms on January 15. Leaders from the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), representing 45,000 port workers and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) employer group were reported to be resuming negotiations today for a […]
MEMA Urges Resolution to East Coast and Gulf Coast Port Strike Negotiations
MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association joined 267 organizations that have signed a letter led by the National Retail Federation urging the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance to return to the negotiating table and work toward a resolution before the January 15 contract expiration date. In October, dockworkers from Maine to Texas […]
Longshoremen’s Union and Port Operators Reach Tentative Agreement to Settle Strike, Ports Reopened
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USMX) have reached a tentative agreement on wages and have agreed to extend the Master Contract until January 15, 2025 and return to the bargaining table to negotiate all other outstanding issues. In a joint statement released last night, they announced that the […]
U.S. East and Gulf Coast Dockworkers Strike, Halting Half the Nation’s Ocean Shipping
Strike impacts ports from Maine to Texas. Dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike today, marking their first large-scale stoppage in nearly 50 years. This strike has halted the flow of about half the nation’s ocean shipping after negotiations for a new labor contract broke down over wages and port […]
U.S. Maritime Alliance Warns on Port Strike as Union Won’t Schedule Negotiations
Auto Care Association warns of the impact of a potential strike to auto parts supply. The United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) that represents port operators and shipping companies, provided an update this morning on the status of negotiations with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), that represents over 80,000 dock workers, to avert a strike at […]
Potential October U.S. Port Strike Could Impact Automotive Parts Supplies
Over 170 trade groups, including Alliance for Automotive Innovation and Auto Care Association, call for immediate resumption of negotiations between dockworkers union and port operators. The negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) to avoid a strike at ports across the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast have […]
UAW Members Ratify Contract at BMW Parts Distribution Center in Pennsylvania
BMW workers at the distribution center in Palmer Township, Pennsylvania, have voted more than 2-to-1 to ratify a new contract securing raises of up to 33% and ending the two-tier wage system over the life of the agreement. According to the union, the agreement also introduces major improvements to policies on time off, uniforms, overtime […]
UAW Members Authorize Strike at BMW Parts Distribution Center in Pennsylvania
On Saturday, June 8, workers at BMW’s Regional Distribution Center in Nazareth, Pa., voted by 99% to authorize a strike if necessary. The contract covers warehouse workers and expires on June 30. The more than 850,000-square-foot facility opened in 2008 to provide automotive and motorcycle spare parts as well as accessory and lifestyle items for […]
GM and UAW Reach Tentative Agreement
Union has now reached tentative agreements with all three Detroit-based vehicle manufacturers allowing workers to return to their jobs during the ratification process. Yesterday, the UAW reached a tentative agreement with General Motors to end the strike that began September 15. GM workers will return to work while the agreement goes through the ratification process, […]