Ports, CBP Enact 'Business Resumption' Measures as Strike at Ports Ends
Oct, 21, 2024 |
Joanna Marsh, International Trade Today
The three-day work stoppage at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast terminals has ended for now, prompting calls by CBP and the ports to resume business as usual.
Members of the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance said late Oct. 3 in a joint statement that they reached a tentative agreement on wages. The two also have agreed to extend the master contract until Jan. 15, 2025, to hash out any outstanding issues.
The contract had expired on Sept. 30, and ILA members went on strike just after midnight on Oct. 1.
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