Pacific Maritime Association (PMA)Company DetailsContacthttps://www.pmanet.org/Articles & NewsSoftware & TechnologyILWU Workers Approve Contract Extension at West Coast PortsThe union said the “unprecedented” contract extension with the Pacific Maritime Association “will raise wages, maintain health benefits and increase pensions.”Ocean Ports & CarriersWest Coast Ports, Dockworkers Union Cut Off Talks Without a DealILWU and PMA agreed on the current contract in February 2015, but it is set to expire at the end of June 2019.Ocean Ports & CarriersPity The Reefer ShipperHomeShippers, Carriers Skeptical of Labor Harmony at West Coast PortsOver 80 percent of shippers and carriers expect labor issues to plague ports in the future, even amid thawing relationsOcean Ports & CarriersWest Coast Ports Lose Import Container Trade As Asian Shippers Reroute To Gulf And East CoastThe decline, measured in the dollar value of goods imported in containers, is partly due to Asian shippers rerouting cargo to the Gulf and East Coasts after protracted West Coast labor negotiations led to delays earlier this year at Pacific ports.Ocean Ports & CarriersWest Coast Longshoremen Approve Labor ContractMembers of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) voted 82 percent in favor of approving the new 5-year agreement that will expire on July 1, 2019.Request More InformationFill out the form below to request more information about Pacific Maritime Association (PMA)
