USMX-ILA Negotiations Updates
This page contains current and archival USMX-ILA NEGOTIATIONS UPDATES as pertains to the USMX-ILA Master Contract.
The most recent 6-year agreement covering ILA port workers employed in container and roll-on/roll-off operations at ports on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts ran from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2024.
The United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USMX), in Master Contract bargaining with the International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO (ILA), represents employers of the maritime industry (in the ports from Maine to Texas) who are responsible for the transportation and handling of cargo shipped to and from the United States.
On October 3, 2024, USMX and the ILA reached a tentative agreement on wages and will extend the Master Contract until January 15, 2025, to return to the bargaining table to negotiate all other outstanding issues.
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12-20-24 USMX Statement
LYNDHURST, NJ (December 20, 2024)
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12-12-24 USMX Statement
LYNDHURST, NJ (December 12, 2024) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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12-3-24 Port Modernization and Investment in Technology
LYNDHURST, NJ (December 3, 2024)
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11-13-24 USMX UPDATE Status of USMX-ILA Negotiations
USMX STATEMENT (LYNDHURST, NJ)--November 13, 2024
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10-25-24 JOINT STATEMENT Regarding Resumption of ILA-USMX Negotiations
JOINT STATEMENT Regarding Resumption of ILA-USMX NegotiationsNORTH BERGEN/LYNDHURST, NJ (October 25, 2024) – The leadership of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) today announced that they will resume Master Contract discussions in November 2024, to discuss all outstanding issues to reach a new agreement. Earlier this month, the two sides extended the Master Contract until January 15, 2025, and reached a tentative agreement on wages that is contingent on bargaining all open issues.
The respective negotiating committees will meet in New Jersey, where they will look to agree on terms for a new Master Contract Proposal that can be presented to the full ILA Wage Scale Committee for approval, and later, to ILA Longshore workers for ratification.
“The ILA and USMX welcome the opportunity to return to the bargaining table and get a new agreement in place as soon as possible,” they said.
The two sides will not discuss details of negotiations with the media prior to these meetings.
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10-3-24 ILA-USMX Joint Statement Regarding Master Contract
ILA-USMX Joint Statement Regarding Master Contract
NORTH BERGEN/LYNDHURST, NJ (October 3, 2024) – The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USMX) have reached a tentative agreement on wages and have agreed to extend the Master Contract until January 15, 2025, to return to the bargaining table to negotiate all other outstanding issues. Effective immediately, all current job actions will cease, and all work covered by the Master Contract will resume.
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10-02-24 USMX UPDATE Status of USMX-ILA Negotiations
USMX STATEMENT (LYNDHURST, NJ)--OCTOBER 2, 2024
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10-01-24 USMX UPDATE Status of USMX-ILA Negotiations
USMX STATEMENT (LYNDHURST, NJ)--OCTOBER 1, 2024
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9-30-24 USMX UPDATE Status of USMX-ILA Negotiations
USMX STATEMENT (LYNDHURST, NJ)--SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
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9-26-24 USMX UPDATE - USMX Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge With NLRB
USMX STATEMENT (LYNDHURST, NJ)--SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
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9-23-24 USMX UPDATE Status of USMX-ILA Negotiations
USMX STATEMENT (LYNDHURST, NJ)--SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
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9-17-24 USMX RESPONSE TO JOINT ASSOCIATION COALITION LETTER
USMX STATEMENT (LYNDHURST, NJ)--SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
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USMX SEPTEMBER 13 UPDATE on Status of ILA-USMX Negotiations
USMX STATEMENT (LYNDHURST, NJ)--SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
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USMX SEPTEMBER 5 UPDATE on Status of ILA-USMX Negotiations
USMX STATEMENT (LYNDHURST, NJ)--SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
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USMX Update on Status of ILA-USMX Negotiations
USMX STATEMENT (LYNDHURST, NJ)--AUGUST 30, 2024