Holli B. Packer and Keith B. Letourneau
The International Longshoremen’s Association (“ILA”) members’ strike, which consists of tens of thousands of port workers across the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, began at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, October 1, 2024, as the union rejected employer group United States Maritime Alliance’s (“USMX”) final proposal made on Monday, which fell short of the wages and protections against automation sought by ILA members.
The ILA represents more than 85,000 workers and has been negotiating since last May with companies, terminal operators, and port associations represented by USMX. Without a contract between the groups, as many as 45,000 members walked off the job at more than a dozen major ports, including facilities in New York, Philadelphia, and Texas.
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