But if the union and the USMX are unable to reach a deal, more than 20,000 dockworkers could go on strike in mid-January, halting activities at ports from New York to Houston and potentially ...

The ILA issued a fiery statement ahead of the strike, saying, “The Ocean Carriers represented by USMX want to enjoy rich billion-dollar profits that they are making in 2024, while they offer ILA ...

The USMX is offering to keep its current contract language, which the union says is not strong enough. The ILA also wants a $5-an-hour increase in pay for each of the six years of the next ...

Dockworkers strike suspended, tentative agreement includes 62% pay raise over 6 years Tens of thousands of U.S. dockworkers went on strike on Tuesday. By Max Zahn , Meredith Deliso , and Soo Youn ...

The U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers, represented by the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union reached a tentative deal—just days before ...

ILA workers went on strike in October after the union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), a group of port operators and shipping companies, failed to reach an agreement ahead of the contract ...

USMX last week offered a nearly 50% increase, along with improvements to employee benefits, but it was not enough to avert the first strike by East and Gulf Coast dockworkers in nearly half a century.

With U.S. East and Gulf Coast port workers set to strike in less than ... The USMX said in a statement on Monday it had offered to hike wages by nearly 50% and traded new proposals with the ...

The strike comes after USMX filed an unfair labor complaint with the National Labor Relations Board against the ILA last week, arguing that the group was breaking labor laws by refusing to negotiate.

But when the company countered with a $3-an-hour offer, he rejected it with colorful language and took his members out on their first strike since 1977. But Thursday the USMX agreed to up its ...

If the USMX doesn’t agree to a new contract with the ILA by 11:59 p.m. Monday, thousands of members along the East Coast will strike at 12:01 Tuesday morning. “This is not something that we ...

The strike went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday and halted operations at ports from Brownsville to Boston. ... (USMX). Experts said the sides aren't close on a deal.