ILWU Negotiations

More International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) disruption is happening at West Coast ports, particularly at the Port of Oakland, as contract negotiations don't appear to be getting [...]

By all reports, the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) are still far away from reaching terms on a new master contract. And now [...]

As shippers expected, more International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) slowdowns are happening at West Coast ports as contract negotiations lag on. Labor action is creating slowdowns at the [...]

Labor action from West Coast dockworkers is looking more and more likely to disrupt supply chains. In fact, local action, including a port security guard strike authorization, have already taken [...]

There's an issue holding up contract negotiations at the West Coast ports, and it's not automation. Paul Berger reports in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ): Labor talks between West Coast [...]

As of Friday (July 1st), the master contract between the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) for all the dockworkers at West Coast ports is [...]

Both the Loadstar and the Journal of Commerce (JOC) report the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) have broken media silence on their [...]

As the expiration of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) quickly approaches, shippers are getting more and more anxious about the potential of contentious negotiations throwing [...]

Countdown ‘Til ILWU Slowdowns Contract Negotiations The countdown is at nine days. This isn’t an exciting countdown like counting down the days ’til Christmas or the seconds [...]

Their supply chains shaking and rattling, shippers wake up in cold sweats. If not dark, the horizon is hazy, impossible to see what lies ahead. But shippers know there's a contract expiration out [...]

Despite the fact their Master Contract permits port automation by terminal operators, the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) is fighting hard against APM Terminals' plan to automate [...]

There's tension building with the dockworkers at West Coast ports.

Shippers have been feeling good about stability at the ports because of the contract extension and new contract the [...]

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 [...]

TOP 10 INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING NEWS STORIES OF 2017 - Universal Shipping NewsWatch this video on YouTube This is it! Universal Cargo’s final blog of 2017. This year certainly seems to have [...]

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 [...]

Tuesday (November 1st, 2016), the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) met to discuss a contract extension. Well, they met to discuss the [...]

  Back in March, the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) officially requested the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) start early talks to extend the current contract that [...]

2.5 billion dollars a day. That huge dollar amount is what long-term work stoppages at the ports cost the U.S. economy according to a study commissioned by the National Association of [...]

Five to ten days: that’s how long we have until West Coast ports completely shut down, according to the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). Two days ago, we posted a shipping news alert [...]

Get ready. It looks like the West Coast ports are about to shut down. The Los Angeles Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association (LACBFFA) forwarded the following words of warning from [...]