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Posted May 3, 2022

SHIPPERS BEWARE: ILWU & PMA Automation Fight Already Starting

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 [...]

Jury Hits ILWU with $93M Verdict for What Union Did to Port of Portland

In March of 2015, I wrote a Universal Cargo blog post about how the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) should pay damages for what the union did at the Port of Portland. Today's [...]

Will ILWU Opposing Automation Cause Port Disruption?

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 [...]