Maritime labor leaders from 40+ countries are invited to strategize against tech-driven job losses amid rising automation ...

In late January, Starbucks and SBWU agreed to bring in a mediator in an attempt to restart stalled contract negotiations. The two sides started the collective bargaining process in September 2022 but ...

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) announced a tentative agreement on a new six-year contract. Both parties described the deal as a ...

A second strike at the East and Gulf Coast ports looks to have been averted. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have reached a ...

ILA workers went on strike in October after the union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), a group of port operators and shipping companies, failed to reach an agreement ahead of the contract ...

After reaching a tentative deal that suspended a short strike in October, unionized dockworkers and port operators face another crucial test.

A secret meeting between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance was held to address automation issues at ports ahead of the January 15th ...

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.

The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) union and USMX have agreed to return to the negotiating table ahead of this month's strike deadline.

Shipping lines and a dockworkers union that supplies labor at seaports from Maine to Texas, including Charleston, are trading shots as a strike deadline nears.

The ILA went on strike on October, effectively shutting down East and Gulf Coast ports for three days, before agreeing to a temporary deal with the USMX to increase wages and extend its master ...

As widely feared those discussions have reached a sticking point on automation, which USMX prefers to refer to as “technology.” Here’s what USMX said in a statement released yesterday: “Over the last ...