The International Longshoremen Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) are set to resume labor negotiations Tuesday in the hopes of averting a sequel to October’s massive port ...

With the union and USMX resuming negotiations on Tuesday, January 7, the specter of another port shutdown is heightening concerns among economists, businesses and policy experts. To be sure ...

Negotiations aimed at heading off a new strike at the ports up and down America’s East and Gulf Coasts are set to resume Tuesday.

The ILA and USMX have now reached a tentative agreement for a six-year master contract, a move that will avert a second strike after October's work stoppage.

Officials with the International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance met privately to discuss port automation technology. The post Report: ILA, USMX met on port automation ...

The United States Maritime Alliance said on Wednesday it reached a tentative agreement on a new six-year master contract with the International Longshoremen’s Association.

The ILA argued against using more automation at the ports, saying the USMX was looking to cut their labor costs and boost profits. For their part, port operators and shipping companies argued that ...

ILA workers went on strike in October after the union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), a group of port operators and ...

Trade groups and industry leaders were at ease after the International Longshoremen’s Association the United States Maritime Alliance reached a tentative agreement on a six-year contract for East and ...

ILA leadership credited support from President-elect Donald Trump over automation protections as key to reaching common ground in the negotiations.

After reaching a tentative deal that suspended a short strike in October, unionized dockworkers and port operators face another crucial test.

Tens of thousands of longshoremen could walk off the job from Maine to Texas next week if their union and management can’t resolve long-running contract issues. A damaging strike that kicks off ...