GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The labor unions representing maritime workers at East and Gulf coast ports have reached a new tentative 6-year contract that will halt another strike that would have occurred on Jan. 15.
The initial port strike with workers with the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance began last October, but a deal was reached which delayed further action until this month while a new Master Contract was put together. The ILA and USMX noted that the two groups will operate under their current contract until the unions meet with a full Wage Scale Committee. . .