Sudden!Risk upgrade!Tens of thousands of port workers in the United States threatened "getting
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- Source:weiyun.com
- Release Date:2024-07-17
The risk of large -scale strike risks in US ports rose suddenly!The Red Sea crisis has not been relieved, and global freight rates continue to be high.The global shipping industry has recently faced a new risk: the risk of large -scale strikes in the east coast of the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico has increased.
On July 15th, the International Wharf Workers' Association (ILA) warned that the strike threshold for the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico Gulf was imminent, pointing out that the contract on September 30 will expire, and there are currently only 80 days.The negotiations were still deadlocked after the union alleged Masis's APM terminal is using an automated machine and may violate its jurisdiction.
"There are only 80 days left before the end of our contract, and we are waiting for the US Maritime Alliance (USMX)," said ILA Chairman Harold J. Daggett."Some of their members violated our current main contract, which led us to cancel the booking negotiations with USMX in early June."
In the latest statement, he mentioned the union's negotiation representatives and the employer represented by the American Maritime Alliance (USMX) to avoid strikes on the coast of October 1, 2024.The union now said that the possibility of strike "is increasing."
The International Wharf Workers' Association (ILA) is the largest maritime worker union in North America, representing 85,000 dock workers on the East Coast, the Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, the five major lakes, and the main rivers along the United States.Among the top ten busiest ports in the United States, six ports in the port are under the jurisdiction of the union.
ILA resolutely opposed the degree of port automation, and specifically mentioned the automatic gate system to highlight its position.They believe that APM introduces a system that can handle trucks without ILA labor.In addition, they claimed to observe that "more and more IT personnel in the sea transport dock" and worried that APM TERMINALS was infringing the jurisdiction of unions.They also questioned whether the system was in other ports.
Economists and retailers and trade organizations in the clothing manufacturing industry warned that strikes may have potential impacts on the already fragile supply chain.People have repeatedly called on the Bayeng government to intervene, bringing the two parties to the negotiating table and guiding the process.The Ministry of Labor helped solve the problem with the port of the West Coast of the United States in 2023. These ports spent a year negotiating the dock workers' contracts.
In response, Chairman ILA said: "We will not consider any discussions on extending existing contracts, and we don't want external agencies to intervene in our negotiations with USMX." This includes the Bayeng government and the Ministry of Labor.
Experts questioned whether the trade union would have a destructive strike in the first five weeks of the US presidential election.Daggett asserted that if the contract's contract requirement is not met, the members are 100 % supporting the leadership of the trade union and willing to "go to the streets."
At that time, if the strike occurs, the goods will flow into the United States before the holidays and threaten the US economy on the eve of the presidential election.The impact caused by strikes will be huge, because when the global shipping is tight at the moment, once the port loading and unloading related work slows or stops, it will affect the poor transportation of a large amount of goods, which will impact the global supply chain.
At present, any accidents (demand surge, port congestion, and possible strikes in the US East Port) are enough to stimulate the freight rate to rise in the short term, and the freight price is easy to rise and difficult to rise.
Here I remind that the owners of the United States will be closely paying close attention to the delays and influences of the possible delays on the transportation of goods, so as not to bring unnecessary losses!Forwarding to know ~
On July 15th, the International Wharf Workers' Association (ILA) warned that the strike threshold for the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico Gulf was imminent, pointing out that the contract on September 30 will expire, and there are currently only 80 days.The negotiations were still deadlocked after the union alleged Masis's APM terminal is using an automated machine and may violate its jurisdiction.
"There are only 80 days left before the end of our contract, and we are waiting for the US Maritime Alliance (USMX)," said ILA Chairman Harold J. Daggett."Some of their members violated our current main contract, which led us to cancel the booking negotiations with USMX in early June."
In the latest statement, he mentioned the union's negotiation representatives and the employer represented by the American Maritime Alliance (USMX) to avoid strikes on the coast of October 1, 2024.The union now said that the possibility of strike "is increasing."
The International Wharf Workers' Association (ILA) is the largest maritime worker union in North America, representing 85,000 dock workers on the East Coast, the Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, the five major lakes, and the main rivers along the United States.Among the top ten busiest ports in the United States, six ports in the port are under the jurisdiction of the union.
ILA resolutely opposed the degree of port automation, and specifically mentioned the automatic gate system to highlight its position.They believe that APM introduces a system that can handle trucks without ILA labor.In addition, they claimed to observe that "more and more IT personnel in the sea transport dock" and worried that APM TERMINALS was infringing the jurisdiction of unions.They also questioned whether the system was in other ports.
Economists and retailers and trade organizations in the clothing manufacturing industry warned that strikes may have potential impacts on the already fragile supply chain.People have repeatedly called on the Bayeng government to intervene, bringing the two parties to the negotiating table and guiding the process.The Ministry of Labor helped solve the problem with the port of the West Coast of the United States in 2023. These ports spent a year negotiating the dock workers' contracts.
In response, Chairman ILA said: "We will not consider any discussions on extending existing contracts, and we don't want external agencies to intervene in our negotiations with USMX." This includes the Bayeng government and the Ministry of Labor.
Experts questioned whether the trade union would have a destructive strike in the first five weeks of the US presidential election.Daggett asserted that if the contract's contract requirement is not met, the members are 100 % supporting the leadership of the trade union and willing to "go to the streets."
At that time, if the strike occurs, the goods will flow into the United States before the holidays and threaten the US economy on the eve of the presidential election.The impact caused by strikes will be huge, because when the global shipping is tight at the moment, once the port loading and unloading related work slows or stops, it will affect the poor transportation of a large amount of goods, which will impact the global supply chain.
At present, any accidents (demand surge, port congestion, and possible strikes in the US East Port) are enough to stimulate the freight rate to rise in the short term, and the freight price is easy to rise and difficult to rise.
Here I remind that the owners of the United States will be closely paying close attention to the delays and influences of the possible delays on the transportation of goods, so as not to bring unnecessary losses!Forwarding to know ~