Post by pier2 on Dec 28, 2012 13:16:00 GMT -5
LA, USMX agree to 30-day contract extension
Friday, December 28, 2012
The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the employers of their members, represented by the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), have agreed to extend their contract 30 days until midnight Jan. 28. George H. Cohen, director of the U.S. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, made the announcement Friday morning , saying "the container royalty payment issue has been agreed upon in principle by the parties, subject to achieving an overall collective bargaining agreement.
Friday, December 28, 2012
The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the employers of their members, represented by the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), have agreed to extend their contract 30 days until midnight Jan. 28. George H. Cohen, director of the U.S. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, made the announcement Friday morning , saying "the container royalty payment issue has been agreed upon in principle by the parties, subject to achieving an overall collective bargaining agreement.