East Coast Ports Dodge Shutdown

U.S. East Coast, Gulf Coast ports strike averted by six-year labor deal
The International Longshoremen's Association reached an agreement Wednesday on a new master labor contract with the United States Maritime Alliance, averting a strike at U.S. east coast and gulf coast ports.
Dockworkers union, terminal operators reach deal to avoid East Coast ports strike
The United States Maritime Alliance and International Longshoremen's Association reached a deal on a contract Wednesday night avoiding a strike that could have shut down ports up and down the East Coast and crippled the U.S. economy.
East Coast Ports Dodge Shutdown As Dockworkers Reach Tentative Six-Year Deal
Dockworkers and port companies have come to a tentative agreement on a new six-year deal, avoiding another work stoppage that would cause major shipping disruptions along the East Coast. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) announced the
Second US port strike averted as union, employers reach deal
The union representing 45,000 dock workers on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts and their employers on Wednesday said they reached a tentative deal on a new six-year contract, averting further strikes that could have snarled supply chains and taken a toll on the U.
Second Ports Strike Avoided as Dockworkers Reach Contract Deal
An agreement on automation and job preservation was crucial to the six-year agreement between the union and management at major East and Gulf Coast ports.
Dockworkers and port operators strike labor deal, again dodging strike
Automation was at the center of a long-running labor dispute that threatened to close East and Gulf Coast ports.
Longshoremen reach tentative deal to avert port strikes
An agreement that includes automation job protections will avoid disruptive port strikes that could have erupted as early as next week.
Dockworkers union chief calls Trump ‘hero’ after reaching deal to avert strike
The head of the dockworkers union praised President-elect Trump for his support amid contract negotiations with port operators, particularly on the issue of automation. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the U.
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