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05 Sep

ILWU Ratifies Labor Contract

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More than a year after their labor contract expired, thousands of U.S. West Coast longshore workers now have a new work agreement. About 75% of International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) members approved the ratification of a new six-year agreement with the Pacific Maritime Association, which represents their employers, the union announced Aug. 31. The union’s Coast Balloting Committee, which was selected from representatives of all 29 U.S. West Coast ports by the Coast Longshore Division Caucus, certified the results of the vote. The new contract, which retroactively spans from July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2028, covers about 20,000…

11 Jul

ILWU Won’t Handle Vessels Diverted from Canada to U.S. During Labor Strike

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Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union who work at ports in the U.S. will not work vessels that are diverted to America during the ongoing strike by ILWU Canada’s rank and file, the union’s U.S. leader has said. “The ILWU will not be unloading Canadian bound cargo in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in ILWU Canada,” ILWU U.S. President Willie Adams announced July 9. “I promise you: not one ship that leaves here (in Vancouver) will get worked on in Southern California,” ILWU Local 13 President Gary Herrera told assembled strikers on July 9. The remarks came…

20 Jun

West Coast Longshore Workers, Employers Reach Tentative Contract Agreement

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Thousands of West Coast longshore workers and their employers may soon be covered by a new six-year contract. After 13 months of negotiations that at times turned contentious, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association announced June 14 that they have come to a tentative agreement. The deal, which must be ratified by both sides, encompasses more than 22,000 employees at 29 seaports along the West Coast. Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su was instrumental in both sides reaching consensus. ILWU President Willie Adams said the union is pleased to have reached a tentative agreement…

25 Apr

ILWU, PMA Tentatively Agree on ‘Key Issues’ as Talks Continue

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Certain “key issues” have been tentatively agreed upon by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union representing West Coast dockworkers and their employers, represented by the Pacific Maritime Association, the union announced April 20. Both sides have agreed not to publicly disclose the terms of the tentative agreements while negotiations for a new contract are ongoing. This is the first public sign of progress in contract negotiations since last July, when the ILWU and PMA announced a tentative agreement on the maintenance of health benefits. “Talks are continuing on an ongoing basis until an agreement is reached,” the union said April…

29 Jul

PMA, ILWU Reach Tentative Consensus on Health Benefits

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Contract talks between West Coast longshore workers and their employers moved forward July 26 when the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union announced that both parties tentatively agreed on contract terms related to health benefits. “Maintenance of health benefits is an important part of the contract being negotiated between employers represented by the PMA and workers represented by the ILWU,” both parties said in a statement. Each side has agreed not to disclose details of the tentative agreement while talks continue, and that this portion of the agreement is “subject to agreement on the other issues…

10 May

PMA, ILWU Contract Talks Set To Begin May 10

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Officials representing West Coast dockworkers and their employers are expected to begin talks for a new labor contract today, May 10, in San Francisco. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, the union representing over 22,000 dockworkers across 29 ports on the West Coast, and the Pacific Maritime Association, the group representing marine terminals and ocean carriers, are expected to meet daily to hammer out a new contract before the current one expires at 5 p.m. on July 1. The PMA and ILWU have been careful not to discuss the nuances of contract talks publicly, but leaders from both sides have…