Jaguar Freight | Important Update: Tentative Agreement Made To Avert January 15 Port Strike

Tentative Agreement on New Six-Year Master Contract Reached by ILA and USMX

In an announcement last evening, the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) said they have tentatively agreed on all terms of a new six-year Master Agreement.

In order for USMX members to confirm the conditions of the final contract, the two parties decided to keep working under the current agreement until the union could convene its whole Wage Scale Committee and set up a ratification vote.

“With a tentative agreement on a new six-year ILA-USMX Master Contract, subject to ratification, we are happy to announce that we will not be stopping work on January 15, 2025,” the two parties said in a joint statement. “With the modernization of East and Gulf coast ports, this agreement creates the capacity they need to maintain our supply chains and protects existing ILA jobs while establishing a framework for implementing technologies that will create more jobs.”

The ILA and USMX declared, “This is a win-win agreement that supports American consumers and businesses, develops ILA jobs, and maintains the American economy as the major hub of the global marketplace.”

To give ILA rank-and-file members and USMX members a chance to examine and accept the final version, the new preliminary agreement’s specifics will not be made public.
Jaguar Freight will continue to monitor the situation and provide further updates this week.

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