The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union, which represents 45,000 workers at major container ports, and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) are currently in negotiations as the union’s contract expires September 30. In a report from Reuters, the groups have not yet reached an agreement on “pay, terminal automation, healthcare coverage and retirement benefits.”
Last week, the ILA delegates unanimously agreed to a strike at ports from Maine to Texas effective Oct. 1 if negotiations are not resolved by the deadline.
In the Reuters article, Vincent Clerc, CEO of A.P. Moller-Maersk, says a strike “would have ‘serious ripple effects’ on global supply chains already under pressure from Red Sea diversions.”
Clerc also says USMX has previously been able to come to agreements with the union before the deadline.
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