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ITF Pledges to Work With ILA, ILWU

From the Journal of Commerce:

The president of the International Transport Workers’ Federation said his meeting with U.S. dockworker union leaders produced mutual pledges of support for union job security, retraining, jurisdiction and improved working conditions in exchange for automation.

ITF President Paddy Crumlin met last week in Washington with Harold Daggett, president of the International Longshoremen’s Association, and Bob McEllrath, president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. Daggett briefed the meeting on the ILA’s contract negotiations.

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