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A deal was reached Wednesday between port terminal operators and the longshoremen’s union, averting a massive port strike that would have occurred just days before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
“WearepleasedtoannouncethatILAandUSMXhavereachedatentativeagreementonanewsix-yearILA-USMXMasterContract,subjecttoratification,thusavertinganyworkstoppageonJanuary15,2025,”thetwopartiessaidinajointstatement.“ThisagreementprotectscurrentILAjobsandestablishesaframeworkforimplementingtechnologiesthatwillcreatemorejobswhilemodernizingEastandGulfcoastports–makingthemsaferandmoreefficient,andcreatingthecapacitytheyneedtokeepoursupplychainsstrong.”
“Thisisawin-winagreementthatcreatesILAjobs,supportsAmericanconsumersandbusinesses,andkeepstheAmericaneconomythekeyhuboftheglobalmarketplace,”thestatementadded.
AseparatestatementfromHaroldDaggett,headofthe ILA,gave“fullcredit”toTrumpforthedeal,tellingtheincomingpresidenthehas“proven…tobeoneofthebestfriendsofworkingmenandwomen
