THE US Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) has announced that a tentative agreement has been reached by US east and Gulf coast
US east coast ILA strike averted, dockers agree to tentative contract
THE US Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) has announced that a tentative agreement has been reached by US east and Gulf coast United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) and the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) on a new labour contract.
But no details were issued the following the FMCS statement on the labour negotiations between the USMX and the ILA. "I am extremely pleased to announce that the parties have reached a tentative agreement for a comprehensive successor Master Agreement," said FMCS director George Cohen in statement. "The tentative agreement is subject to the ratification procedures of both parties and, as well, to agreements being achieved in a number of local union negotiations. Those local negotiations are ongoing and will continue without interruption to any port operation," he said. "On behalf of the FMCS, I want to especially convey my thanks to ILA president Harold Daggett and USMX chairman and CEO James Capo for their leadership, patience, and persistence and to their respective hard-working negotiating committees," he said.
