USMX, ILA Agree to Extend Contract
December 28, 2012
Both sides agreed to a 30-day extension of the Master Contract, thus averting a possible strike this weekend. The agreement followed meetings Thursday with the director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
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.
Read the original release from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service here.*
*Note: This release includes the old expiration date. The new date is February 6, 2013.