Harold Daggett said the threatened strike was averted when Metropolitan Marine Maintenance Contractors Association agreed to sign off on language in a contract reached in December covering ILA maintenance and repair workers in Local 1804-1 and Brooklyn-based Local 1814.
The Metro association had balked at accepting new contract language, which stated “all equipment (containers/chassis) must be inspected at the terminal depots to ensure all equipment is safe and roadworthy before being released.”