NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (October 3, 2024) The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. 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.

Joint Statement Regarding Master Contract – ILA Union

USMX-ILA Negotiations Updates | USMX

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The National Aquaculture Association recognizes and celebrates the months of effort by the a national supply chain coalition lead by the National Retail Federation and the Agricultural Transportation Working Group to pressure the ILA and USMX to return to the negotiating table.