Contract negotiations between the ILWU and employers resumed last week, following a ten-day period when talks had stopped in May. There has been no update with reason for the sudden pause in negotiations. “While no immediate updates are available due to media blackout, the negotiation cycle could be following a familiar pattern from the past where…
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UPDATE: 5/23/2022—ILWU has requested that contract negotiations with West Coast waterfront employers be suspended until June 1. Suspension will begin Friday, if it is granted. The White House has made it clear to both employers and the union that work slowdowns or employer lockouts will not be tolerated this year. With seven weeks to go…
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Over the last few months, the industry has felt growing concerns over a potential strike by the ILWU or lockout by terminals regarding the expiration of the longshoreman’s labor contract. On Wednesday March 30, Jim McKenna, the chief executive of the Pacific Maritime Association, announced May 12 as the date for talks to begin around…
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The labor issue was high on the list of concerns at TPM last week. It is evident to all that a strike by the ILWU or lockout by the terminals would cause disastrous effect on top of an already severely congested port complex. This has prompted many importers to build in alternative routing to U.S.…
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One potential roadblock to port congestion recovery this year is the expiration of the ILWU longshoreman’s labor contract at West Coast ports on July 1. The last contract renewal period in 2014-15 was peppered with work slowdowns that ultimately resulted in a lock-out by employers—ocean terminals—which stopped cargo flow for 10 days and took weeks…
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