ILA ratifies 6-year labor contract

By Supply Chain Dive Last updated Feb 27, 2025

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ILA-USMX port labor talks

Approval of the contract ends months of uncertainty surrounding East and Gulf Coast ports and fears of a possible second strike.

Published Feb. 26, 2025

Members with the International Longshoremen’s Association and their supporters picket outside of the Dundalk Marine Terminal at the Port of Baltimore on Oct. 1, 2024. The union ratified a six-year labor contract covering workers on East and Gulf Coast ports. Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images

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The International Longshoremen’s Association voted to ratify a six-year contract agreement with the United States Maritime Alliance on Tuesday, according to a Facebook post shared by the union on Wednesday.

The union, which represents roughly 85,000 longshore workers at 100 seaports across the East and Gulf Coasts, said it…

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