But "the ILA contracts on the East Coast and the Gulf are separate from the Great Lakes contracts, and they have separate expiration times," said Jim Weakley, president of the Lake Carriers' ...
State are bracing for a possible strike.At midnight Tuesday, some 45,000 dockworkers at 14 ports across the east and Gulf Coast could be on the picket line.The two sides in the dispute have not met ...
WASHINGTON – A weekend update by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) stated that the union expects to go on strike when the current East and Gulf Coast contract runs out on Oct. 1.