Longshoremen on the East Coast and Gulf Coast agreed to a tentative collective bargaining agreement with their employers Wednesday, averting a strike that could devastate the economy just days before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office. .
The longshoremen's union, the International Longshoremen's Association, and the employers' bargaining group, the American Maritime Alliance, have overcome differences over a major impasse in negotiations to introduce automated cargo transport machines at ports.
“This agreement establishes a framework to introduce technology that will create more jobs while protecting ILA's current jobs and modernizing its East Coast and Gulf Coast ports.” said in a joint statement Wednesday night.
Following a short strike in October by members of the International Longshoremen's Association, the Maritime Union announced that it would issue a deal on the condition that other parts of the collective agreement, including clauses on automation, be resolved by January 15. They agreed to raise wages by more than 60% over six years. .
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