{"id":3447,"date":"2025-02-04T19:01:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T19:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/?p=3447"},"modified":"2025-02-04T19:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T19:01:24","slug":"blast-509-ila-and-usmx-announce-tentative-six-year-master-contract-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/blast-509-ila-and-usmx-announce-tentative-six-year-master-contract-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Blast #509 &#8211; \u00a0ILA and USMX Announce Tentative Six-Year Master Contract Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Imagen1-1-1024x170.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Imagen1-1-1024x170.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Imagen1-1-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Imagen1-1-768x127.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Imagen1-1-1536x255.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Imagen1-1-2048x340.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Imagen1-1-280x46.png 280w, https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Imagen1-1-1320x219.png 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"317\" height=\"101\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3448 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-1.png 317w, https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-1-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-1-280x89.png 280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 317px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 317\/101;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">International Longshoremen\u2019s Association (ILA)&nbsp;and&nbsp;United States Maritime Alliance (USMX)&nbsp;Announce&nbsp;Tentative&nbsp;Agreement&nbsp;on New&nbsp;Six-Year&nbsp;Master&nbsp;Contract<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oytfejhbb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001eGliRPZQoHy1b-1Pqgr3RvbDuiwvAUaVZgaoAagSDDKrD5vMJaUS_zK_HmE1rugkwqB-Ccb95ea5JxyUEUcOfOIwIsF2c-yhb0QGFQB9XI1HLipPccS3MQimRGCRL-J0qnC0fQCNIWLg34qgp0QvtcudqBC2sU0Bcl2wkeT80rAy_2vE79dX2AFoOGT0Tx4iDHTcIB2F1lLVxzyA-E-CuWGRCQxJRDEO0vgYb6p_xnrOVmHa0IfCybrM6N5IdLwDwA4W75ZnmFgl-cJVpOaIxj3dy1EKkZZYnql-KI0qV7cIFnbrd6c1U3-4jvzr9s7XjcPvhcypZ7ZxkjYGtUrS6g==&amp;c=NNz1nT13Kjs6ZxTz1D139LOqRVU-2hOrRxSqCh2Ge8EADd7RgZEeHA==&amp;ch=IP7B1TWmdtBoFxHNNHy_eIKZkxhkpuT_U9NZNkndbAogr-8AdfPCVA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>from:\u00a0ilaunion.org<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NORTH BERGEN\/LYNDHURST, NJ (January 8, 2025) \u2013 The International Longshoremen\u2019s Association (ILA)&nbsp;and&nbsp;United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have reached&nbsp;tentative&nbsp;agreement&nbsp;on all items for a new&nbsp;six-year&nbsp;Master&nbsp;Contract. The two sides agreed to continue to operate under the current&nbsp;contract&nbsp;until the union can meet with its full Wage Scale Committee&nbsp;and&nbsp;schedule a ratification vote,&nbsp;and&nbsp;USMX&nbsp;members can ratify the terms of the final&nbsp;contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased to&nbsp;announce&nbsp;that&nbsp;ILA&nbsp;and&nbsp;USMX&nbsp;have reached a&nbsp;tentative&nbsp;agreement&nbsp;on a new&nbsp;six-year&nbsp;ILA-USMX&nbsp;Master&nbsp;Contract, subject to ratification, thus averting any work stoppage on January 15, 2025,\u201d the two sides said in a joint statement. \u201cThis&nbsp;agreement&nbsp;protects current&nbsp;ILA&nbsp;jobs&nbsp;and&nbsp;establishes a framework for implementing technologies that will create more jobs while modernizing East&nbsp;and&nbsp;Gulf coasts ports \u2013 making them safer&nbsp;and&nbsp;more efficient,&nbsp;and&nbsp;creating the capacity they need to keep our supply chains strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a win-win&nbsp;agreement&nbsp;that creates&nbsp;ILA&nbsp;jobs, supports American consumers&nbsp;and&nbsp;businesses,&nbsp;and&nbsp;keeps the American economy the key hub of the global marketplace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ufeffDetails of the new&nbsp;tentative&nbsp;agreement&nbsp;will not be released to allow&nbsp;ILA&nbsp;rank-and-file-members&nbsp;and&nbsp;USMX&nbsp;members to review&nbsp;and&nbsp;approve the final document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. International Longshoremen\u2019s Association (ILA)&nbsp;and&nbsp;United States Maritime Alliance (USMX)&nbsp;Announce&nbsp;Tentative&nbsp;Agreement&nbsp;on New&nbsp;Six-Year&nbsp;Master&nbsp;Contract from:\u00a0ilaunion.org \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. NORTH BERGEN\/LYNDHURST, NJ (January 8, 2025) \u2013 The International Longshoremen\u2019s Association (ILA)&nbsp;and&nbsp;United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have reached&nbsp;tentative&nbsp;agreement&nbsp;on all items for a new&nbsp;six-year&nbsp;Master&nbsp;Contract. 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