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The potential ILA strike of approximately 14,500 dockworkers at U.S. East and Gulf ports is a week away. At the threat of an event that would cause major disruptions to the supply chain in the [...]

I read an article about the threatened ILA Strike and it rang a few bells for me. Bell #1: The term “choke-hold”. In an article in the Observer (9/25/12) David Jaffee, a sociologist at the [...]

The negotiations are not over yet, but many businesses are letting out a sigh of relief over the tense situation caused by threats of an ILA strike at East Coast and Gulf ports that would have [...]

East Coast ILA Strike Postponed 30 Days! The parties reached a tentative agreement and set aside the next 30 days to work out the last final details. It looks like the end is in site and the US [...]

The ILA and USMX will be meeting again before the contract ends and an ILA strike shuts down East Coast and Gulf ports. Merry Christmas! Well, it’s not as good of a Christmas gift as the ILA and [...]

A labor strike that will shut down U.S. East Coast and Gulf ports a little more than a week from now seems unstoppable. Negotiations have once again broken down between the ILA and the USMX. [...]

We are 11 days away from another possible blow to the U.S. economy. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) have reached the end of their contract with the United States Maritime [...]

Here’s the situation. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office Clerical Unit (OCU) are on strike. The strike is having a severe impact on the flow of cargo being imported [...]

Strikes are looming at US ports on both coasts this winter season. These could have a serious impact on your imports and exports if you’re shipping ocean freight. This blog will explain the [...]

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has been quiet about negotiations over the last many weeks, but the news broke across the internet that ILA President Harold Daggett has [...]

ILA Strike Watch 2012 The Federal Mediation & Concillaitor Service (FMCS) Director George H. Cohen has just announced that “…the parties have agreed to extend the collective [...]

ILA Strike Watch 2012 The possible ILA strike has brought some interesting issues to the surface: union vs. big business, innovation vs. job security, and ethical responsibility in the midst of [...]

BREAKING NEWS – ILA Strike Postponed – Click Here for Full Story ILA Strike Watch 2012 East Coast vs. West Coast – sounds like something to do with the Notorius B.I.G. and Tupac, [...]

ILA Strike Watch 2012 If we look to the past we can learn many things.  Most specifically, we can learn what is causing theInternational Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) to threaten strike [...]

“Despite more than a dozen international conventions banning slavery in the past 150 years, there are more slaves today than at any point in human history.” – Time Magazine [...]

The Coalition for American Hardwood Parity (CAHP) scored a major victory as 2011 drew to a close. The U.S. International Trade Commision ordered antidumping and countervailing duty on imports of [...]

In a speech, yesterday, to union workers in Pennsylvania, President Biden called for U.S. trade representative Katherine Tai to consider tripling tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum if her [...]

Anti-Israel protests essentially shut down the Port of Oakland yesterday, and that’s only the tip of the iceberg. Such protests have taken aim at ports around the world, to varying degrees [...]

When it comes to freight rates, the international shipping industry has always been a volatile ride. Imagine going up and down the waves of choppy waters in a small boat. Freight rates tend to [...]

While we've made mention of its status in some articles, we haven't done a full update on the Panama Canal situation since a February post. That post was a much needed moment of good news for [...]