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Apr 25, 2023
ILWU says has tentative deal with PMA on ‘key issues,’ but withholds details
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced Thursday that it reached a tentative agreement with the Pacific Maritime Association on certain key issues. Still, negotiations remain ongoing until an agreement is reached.
The collective bargaining agreement that the ILWU and PMA are negotiating covers more than 22,000 longshore workers at 29 U.S. West Coast ports, including the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, two of the busiest ports in the nation. ILWU, the union representing longshore workers, has been negotiating with PMA, the industry representing shippers, since May 2022.
The parties are negotiating new contracts with priorities on wages and the role of automation. The parties previous agreement expired on July 1, 2022.
The union and the PMA previously announced in late July 2022 that they had reached a tentative agreement on terms for the maintenance of health benefits. The parties also issued a joint press release on February 2023 announcing that they were continuing to negotiate and remain hopeful of reaching a deal soon.
“The ILWU and PMA meet regularly in San Francisco to continue negotiating the collective bargaining agreement, and are committed to reaching an agreement,” the union said in a statement.