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Source: The Republic
A possible longshoremen’s strike that could cripple the Port of New York and New Jersey and other ports on the Gulf and East Coasts is looming, threatening to idle countless workers and drive up the consumer costs as the holiday season approaches.
Contract talks broke down last Wednesday between the United States Maritime Alliance, which represents the shipping industry, and the International Longshoremen’s Association, whose 15,000 members work in deep sea ports from Halifax, Nova Scotia to New Orleans, La., including nearly more than 3,000 ILA workers at terminals in Newark, Elizabeth, Staten Island and Brooklyn.
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The ITF affiliate signs agreement with company operating in two ports, including Terminal Maritimo Muelles de Bosque, above.
Colombian port workers, members of the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores del Transporte, reached an agreement on Aug. 2 with Terminal Maritimo Muelles el Bosque, operator of ports in Cartagena de Indias Bay and in Buenaventura, according to International Transport Workers’ Federation News Online.
ITF said workers had not been permitted to bargain collectively for some 20 years but have now obtained an agreement that provides them with wage increases, annual leave and other benefits. Esteban Barboza, SNTT general secretary, said the union will encourage workers in other ports to organize as well.
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