The ILA and USMX have now reached a tentative agreement for a six-year master contract, a move that will avert a second strike after October's work stoppage.

Shippers who rely on US East Coast and Gulf ports were able to breathe a sigh of relief last Wednesday night when the ILA and ...

Negotiations aimed at heading off a new strike at the ports up and down America’s East and Gulf Coasts are set to resume Tuesday.

While that strike ended after three days with a tentative deal between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) that addressed some key ...

The International Longshoremen’s Association expects to shortly take the next steps toward ratifying a new contract with East ...

Logistics experts have said the tentative agreement reached last week could impact shipping rates for the better.

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The United States Maritime Alliance, the group representing ship lines and port and terminal operators, which uses the acronym USMX, and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), a ...

Tens of thousands of longshoremen could walk off the job from Maine to Texas next week if their union and management can’t resolve long-running contract issues. A damaging strike that kicks off ...

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) announced Wednesday evening that they had reached a tentative agreement to avert a damaging strike ahead ...

The ILA reportedly wants the right to add union workers to complement port automation advancements—a demand the USMX may not have interest in.

FOX Business confirmed Thursday that the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) will resume contract discussions on Tuesday after talks broke ...