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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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
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USMX Update on Status of USMX-ILA Negotiations
USMX STATEMENT (LYNDHURST, NJ)--AUGUST 23, 2024
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USMX Update on Status of Master Contract Negotiations
USMX STATEMENT (LYNDHURST, NJ)--AUGUST 9, 2024
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USMX Statement on Negotiations
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USMX Statement on USMX-ILA Bargaining
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ILA & USMX Expect Master Contract Talks to Begin After 5-17-24 Deadline for Local Port Negotiations—JOINT STATEMENT