Failure of the International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance to extend their contract negotiations raises the likelihood of a Maine-to-Texas dock strike at year-end. “I think we’ll be on strike,”...
Read MoreIn an article called ‘Labor Costs Loom Large in Teamsters-ABF Talks,’ the Journal of Commerce reports: The Teamsters union says it is willing to discuss labor costs when contract talks with ABF Freight System begin —...
Read MoreThe Columbian today published an informative article by reporter Aaron Corvin. A link to the full article follows. The union negotiating team is unanimously recommending that members of longshore union locals — which include...
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