East and Gulf Coast ports’ strike comes to an end, with ILA and USMX reaching a tentative agreement
Labor peace is now restored for 36 United States-based East and Gulf Coast ports following a brief but heightened period of uncertainty. The ports had been shut down for the better part of three days after the expiration of the previous six-year contract between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) at 12:01 AM ET on Monday,