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Tentative agreement avoids another port strike
ILA leadership credited support from President-elect Donald Trump over automation protections as key to reaching common ground in the negotiations.
Port operators, dockworkers union will return to bargaining table
After reaching an agreement to suspend a three-day strike in early October, the organizations representing the two sides will meet again in November to hammer out remaining items.
Port operations gear up following ILA’s ‘unequivocal victory’
“Along with the growing number of strikes and organizing campaigns in recent years, the ILA has demonstrated that unions have the ability to fight and win," according to Will Brucher, a port labor expert in the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations.
Agreement reached to end dockworkers strike at East Coast, Gulf ports
Dock workers and ports management reached a tentative agreement that will end the work stoppage, but leaves major issues unresolved.
Rutgers experts discuss potentially ‘significant’ implications of dockworkers strike
“There hasn’t been a port strike here since the late 70s and the potential impacts on the whole economy are significant,” Todd Vachon, director of the Labor Education Action Research Network, told NJBIZ. “It’s also the lead up to a very consequential election and the holiday season, making the stakes even higher. So, it’s a pretty significant work stoppage.”
Biden weighs in on port strike: Time to negotiate a fair contract
Without taking any official actions to intervene, President Joe Biden applied some pressure on the United States Maritime Alliance, stressing that collective bargaining is the best way for workers to get the pay and benefits "they deserve."
Dockworkers from East Coast to Gulf ports go on strike
The first stoppage by the International Longshoremen’s Association since 1977 began at 12:01 a.m., centered on wage increases and automation concerns.
