ILA

Back in June, we blogged that the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) reached a dockworkers agreement that should bring stability to the East [...]

Do you feel that breeze? It's either the winds of change or a collective sigh of relief from shippers as the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance [...]

There's good news for shippers and the supply chain. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) are resuming labor contract negotiations for [...]

This is it! Universal Cargo’s final blog of 2017. This year certainly seems to have gone by fast. Last year, we began a new tradition of ending the year in the blog with a look back at the [...]

Something has changed at U.S. ports. And it’s a good thing for shippers. The International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) agreed to an early contract extension in August that brings [...]

It’s official. People are obsolete. Okay, not really. But by watching the video above that was posted on Youtube by James Vincent, you can see how technology is taking over shipping. [...]

On Thursday (March 23, 2017), legislation was introduced to stop labor slowdowns at U.S. ports. The legislation is aptly called the Prevent Labor Union Slowdowns Act (PLUS). It was introduced [...]

Word from the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) was that it  planned to shut down East and Gulf Coast ports last week and hold a protest march in Washington. Obviously, the [...]

Everyone seemed shocked on Friday (January 29th, 2016) when over 4,000 dockworkers belonging to the International Longshore Association (ILA) walked off the job at the Ports of New York and New [...]

Last week, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) released details about the tentative agreement between them and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USMX). After our feverish [...]