Mexico International Marine PortWorkers are about to go on strike

Harold J. Daggett, president of the International Longshoremen Association (ILA), said strikes are increasingly likely at all Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports as time goes by, with current contracts set to expire in 80 days, on September 30, 2024.

Harold J. Daggett, who is also the union's chief negotiator, noted that employers, represented by the American Maritime Union (USMX), have run out of time to Harold J. Daggett, who is also the union's chief negotiator, noted that employers, represented by the American Maritime Union (USMX), have run out of time to negotiate a new master contract agreement to avoid a coast-wide strike on October 1, 2024.

"We have only 80 days left on our current contract and we are waiting for the USMX," Daggett noted. "Some of their members violated our current main contract, causing us to cancel negotiations with the USMX that were scheduled for early June."