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  • April 17, 2013

    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.

  • April 10, 2013

    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.

  • March 13, 2013

    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.

  • February 27, 2013

    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.

  • February 1, 2013

    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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