Negotiations on a new contract between the International Longshoremen’s Association and employers represented by the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) broke off abruptly Tuesday afternoon. According to union and management they were going to discuss container royalties, payments that are made to longshoremen based on the weight of containerized cargo. USMX has wanted to cap those […]
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ILA, USMX UPDATE AS OF 12-24-12
Late Monday afternoon the director of the U.S. Federal Maritime and Conciliation Service (FMCS) said the International Longshoremen’s Association and the group trying to negotiate a new contract with them, the U.S. Maritime Alliance, have agreed to meet before their current pact expires on Dec. 29. FMCS Director George Cohen has called a meeting of […]