45,000 dockworkers' union suspends labor contract negotiations with US Maritime Alliance over automation dispute.

Union representing 45,000 dockworkers from Boston to Houston suspends labor contract negotiations with US Maritime Alliance, citing dispute over automation. The current six-year pact between the International Longshoremen’s Association and US Maritime Alliance expires on September 30, amid global shipping disruptions driving ocean freight rates to highs not seen since the pandemic.

June 10, 2024
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