In late January, Starbucks and SBWU agreed to bring in a mediator in an attempt to restart stalled contract negotiations. The ...

The U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers, represented by the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union reached a tentative deal—just days before ...

On Oct. 1, the ILA’s 45,000 dockworkers went on strike, with the work stoppage lasting three days before both parties came to an agreement on a 61.5 percent wage bump over the six-year duration ...

Trade groups are expressing relief, after the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) appeared to have averted another U.S. port strike. Even so, the exact ...

The ILA and USMX describe the agreement as a “win-win,” saying it “creates ILA jobs, supports American consumers and businesses and keeps the American economy the key hub of the global marketplace.” ...

While that strike ended after three days with a tentative deal between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) that addressed some key ...

The International Longshoremen's Association temporarily halted a three-day strike in October after the U.S. Maritime Alliance, a consortium of container ship operators known as USMX, agreed to a ...

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), the union that represents the 45,000 dockworkers that went on strike in October, and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), which represents port ...

Not all is going smoothly in the negotiations between U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers, represented by the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) ...

A month after cooler heads prevailed and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) ended a three-day strike at the East and Gulf Coast ports, the union and its maritime employers will ...