USMX-ILA Negotiations Updates
This page contains current and archival USMX-ILA NEGOTIATIONS UPDATES as pertains to the USMX-ILA Master Contract, most recently ratified by both parties before the end of September 2018. This 6-year agreement covers approximately 14,500 port workers on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts and runs from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2024.
The United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USMX), in Master Contract bargaining with the International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO (ILA), represents employers of the maritime industry (in the ports from Maine to Texas) who are responsible for the transportation and handling of cargo shipped to and from the United States. Since 1977, USMX and its predecessor organizations have successfully negotiated 10 new contracts with the ILA without a coast‐wide work stoppage.
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USMX Statement on Negotiations
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USMX Statement on USMX-ILA Bargaining
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ILA & USMX Expect Master Contract Talks to Begin After 5-17-24 Deadline for Local Port Negotiations—JOINT STATEMENT
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MASTER CONTRACT USMX-ILA: October 1, 2018 thru September 30, 2024 Blue Book
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USMX and ILA Officially Sign New 6-Year Master Contract Agreement
USMX PRESS RELEASE--WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26, 2018
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USMX Membership Ratifies New Six-Year Master Contract
USMX PRESS RELEASE--TUESDAY, SEPT. 11, 2018
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ILA Locals Unanimously Approve Six-Year Master Contract Extension
ILA Press Release--September 6, 2018
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JOINT RELEASE: USMX-ILA Reach Tentative 6-Year Master Contract Agreement on 6-6-18
PRESS RELEASE FROM DELRAY BEACH, FL (June 6, 2018)
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JOINT RELEASE: ILA & USMX Report Significant Progress on Six-Year Extension Agreement
PRESS RELEASE FROM NEWARK, NJ (March 23, 2018)
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JOINT RELEASE: ILA & USMX Announce Resumption of Master Contract Negotiations
PRESS RELEASE FROM NORTH BERGEN, NJ (March 9, 2018)
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Dockworkers Walk Out of Labor Talks
ARTICLE FROM WSJ.COM (December 7, 2017)
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ILA-USMX Talks: Look Past the Sound and Fury
ARTICLE FROM JOC.COM (December 7, 2017)
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ILA-USMX Contract Talks Break Off Over Automation
ARTICLE FROM JOC.COM (December 6, 2017)
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USMX Confident That Agreement Can Be Reached
PRESS RELEASE FROM HOLLYWOOD, FL (December 6, 2017)
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ARTICLE: US Importers, Exporters Urge ILA to Avoid Shutdown
ARTICLE FROM JOC.COM (February 23, 2017)