Dockworkers face an expiring contract and brace for a strike that could mean supply chain disruption weeks before the presidential election.
As port workers from Maine to Texas face an expiring six-year labor contract, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) which represents them prepares for a potential coast-wide strike on Oct. 1.
If a new contract is not reached by Sept. 30, ILA officials said it would begin its Strike Mobilization Plan, which would effectively stop work of about 45,000 dockworkers at 13 port areas that are a part of the agreement between ILA and the United States Maritime Alliance, which represents port employers and ocean shipping companies.
A strike at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports could disrupt the distribution supply chain and impact manufacturing lead times weeks before the presidential election. Major ports on the East Coast include New Jersey, Virginia, Savannah, GA.
Port works are calling for a significant pay increase. The Wall Street Journal reported that a person familiar with the labor talks said the ILA union’s President Harold Daggett is pushing for a 77% wage increase over six years.
MDM is monitoring this developing story. If you are preparing for potential disruptions to your supply chain, please email editors@mdm.com. Your insights could help inform our coverage for distributor’s nationwide.
(Lead Photo Source: The Georgia Ports Authority)
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Vesna Brajkovic
Vesna Brajkovic is MDM’s Senior Editor, having joined the company in May 2023. She has more than seven years of experience as a B2B publication editor, having focused on the commercial trucking, railroad, transit, fleet maintenance, automotive aftermarket and aviation industries. Brajkovic most recently spent the past two-plus years as Managing Editor of Heavy Duty Trucking for Bobit Business Media — where she reported and edited news and features on the commercial trucking industry, managed eNewsletters and social media, coordinated print magazine production and developed content for events and multimedia such as podcasts and videos. She can be contacted at vesna@mdm.com.
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