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With only about a week before a new International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) strike could shut down East and Gulf Coast ports, the ILA returns to the negotiation table with the United [...]

41 Days... Tuesday's blog had a positive tone regarding the situation with the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) at East and Gulf Coast ports. The union's praise for President Trump [...]

With less than a month and a half to go before the deal deadline to prevent another dockworker strike shutting down U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports, negotiations remain halted between the [...]

On Tuesday, the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) went on strike, shutting down all of America's East and Gulf Coast ports. Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su issued a brief and, [...]

The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) went on strike today, shutting down U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports. President Biden's words in response to the strike are not those of a [...]

The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) is officially on strike, shutting down ports all along the East and Gulf Coast ports. Read more in Universal Cargo's blog.

I did the math. Here's how much ILA members make. 4 days... East and Gulf Coast ports shutting down next week is practically a certainty. In fact, International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) [...]

6 days... With less than a week before the International Longshoremen's Association's (ILA) master contract expires, even the most optimistic people in the international shipping industry expect [...]

A week ago, we asked in the ILA Strike Watch if the White House will stop the strike. The Biden/Harris Administration has given an answer: No. That's probably not what shippers want to hear [...]

It's been over two weeks since the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) abruptly cancelled contract negotiations on the day they were to finally resume. There has been no sign of the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The current East and Gulf Coast labor contract between the International Longshore Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USMX) expires next year. While shippers and the [...]