On April 8, 2013, the Journal of Commerce (JOC) issued an article announcing that members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) will meet on Tuesday, April 9, to vote on the master labor contract covering dockworkers in the East and Gulf coast ports.
The ILA and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) agreed on the terms of the contract on March 13 after several months of negotiations. Once ratified, the contract will cover a period of six years.
More information will be published as it becomes available.
The JOC article can be found online here.
