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USMX Updates
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Apr17
USMX Members Vote to Ratify New Six-Year Master Contract
The vote by USMX’s 43 members to ratify the contract ended 13 months of negotiations with the International Longshoremen’s Association, which represents 14,500 workers at the East and Gulf Coast ports. ILA members voted last week to ratify the Master Contract as well as a number of separate local agreements.
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Apr10
ILA Members Overwhelmingly Ratify New Six-Year Contract
The union announced that an overwhelming majority of its 14,500 members voted to approve the new Master Contract, which now goes before USMX members for final ratification April 17. ILA workers at the Port of New York and New Jersey also ratified a new local contract.
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Mar13
USMX, ILA Move Closer to Final Approval of New Master Contract
The ILA’s wage scale committee recommended approval of the six-year contract, which now goes to the union’s 14,500 members for ratification. USMX’s 43 members must also now vote to approve to agreement before it becomes final.
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Feb27
USMX and ILA Agree to Extend Local Bargaining Deadline
USMX and the ILA have agreed to extend the March 1st deadline for completion of local negotiations to March 8, 2013, to coincide with the Wage Scale Meetings scheduled for the week of March 11th.
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Feb1
USMX, ILA Reach Tentative Agreement on New Master Contract
The tentative agreement on a six-year Master Contract will prevent any immediate disruption of port operations. The agreement is subject to formal ratification by both sides and to the successful conclusion of negotiations on local contracts.
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Jan17
Federal Mediator Reports Progress in Contract Negotiations
USMX and ILA make progress during three days of negotiations and agree to continue bargaining under auspices of Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
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Dec28
UPDATE: February 6, 2013, New Extension Deadline
UPDATE: In view of the year-end holiday season, USMX and the ILA have agreed that the extension of the Master Contract shall end on Wednesday, February 6, 2013. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is in agreement with the new date.
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Dec28
USMX, ILA Agree to Extend Contract
Both sides agreed to extend the Master Contract, thus averting a possible strike. The agreement followed meetings December 27 with the director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
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Dec24
Federal Mediator Sets Meeting with USMX, ILA
Both sides have agreed to meet with FMCS in advance of the Dec. 29, 2012 expiration of the Master Contract extension.
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Dec21
To Avoid Strike, Both Sides Should Commit to Reaching Agreement
A strike at the East and Gulf Coast ports would have serious consequences for the nation’s economy as well as for ILA members themselves, making it more important than ever that the both sides work to reach an agreement and avert any disruption.
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Dec18
USMX Accepts, ILA Rejects Mediator’s Proposal for Contract Extension
USMX agreed to the federal mediator's proposal for a short contract extension, but the ILA rejected the recommendation.
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Dec14
USMX-ILA Talks Continue
Small committees to discuss container royalty
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Nov20
USMX Urges ILA to Engage in ‘Serious’ Negotiations
Current economic reality demands improved productivity and efficiency.
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Oct24
USMX, ILA Continue Negotiations on Major Issues
Committees to review positions and costs, mediator reports
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Oct14
Federal Mediator Reports Progress in Negotiations
Update follows 5-day bargaining session
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Sep20
USMX, ILA Agree to Extend Negotiations for 90 Days
Parties to continue negotiations through Dec. 29 under the auspices of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
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Sep2
USMX Responds to ILA Demand for Final Offer
Calls for substantive talks on “critical” issues
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Aug28
Backgrounder: Container Royalties
The initial reason for container royalties - to protect ILA members from the loss of work - has long been forgotten
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Aug22
USMX Urges ILA to Engage in “Meaningful” Contract Negotiations
USMX CEO Capo disappointed after three days of bargaining
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Aug1
USMX-ILA Negotiations Continue
Groups to meet in Delray Beach, FL