The stevedores of the 14 major US ports went on strike during the early hours of this Tuesday, after the failure of negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the Maritime Alliance. The primary reason for the complaints is salary issues.
In it Virginia Harborthe strike “began at 00” on Tuesday, the port announced on its website. This is one of the areas most affected by the measures.
Likewise, he clarified the cause of the decision by showing that the negotiations between the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), that is, the employers’ association, and the ILA union,“they are stagnant”.
For his part, the president of the ILA, Harold Daggettsaid in a statement: “The union is willing to fight as long as it takes to get the wages and protections against automation that our ILA members deserve.”
At par, Joe Biden urged the employers and unions to “sit at the table and negotiate in good faith, fairly and quickly,” as reported from the White House.
The negotiations did not reach a successful conclusion
The two sides announced they had resumed negotiations on Monday night. They had been started in May, but also stagnated regarding salaries and work automation.
“In the last 24 hours, the USMX and the ILA have exchanged counteroffers on salaries,” the Maritime Alliance said in a statement. At the same time, he insisted that his proposal “had improved” and requested an extension of the current labor agreement to continue negotiating.
However, a source close to the talks expressed that this proposal mentioned by the Alliance was rejected by the union the same Monday.
The union anticipated the start of a strike in the 14 ports on the east coast and the Gulf of Mexico, as soon as the current six-year agreement expired. As talks stalled, they followed through on their intentions on Tuesday.
The USMX represents the employers’ association of 36 ports spread along the coasts of Mainein the northeast, and those of Texas, in the south, passing through Florida, in the southeast of the country.
For his part, the dockers union It has more than 85,000 members throughout the United States, including seaport, river and lake workers. A number that can twist the course of the country.
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