Automation was at the center of a long-running labor dispute that threatened to close East and Gulf Coast ports.

Union and shipping industry officials are racing to secure a labor agreement ahead of the Jan. 15 expiration of their current contract.

Longshoremen are trying to prevent the adoption of tech that could eliminate jobs. That transition has been underway in other countries.

The United States Maritime Alliance and International Longshoremen's Association reached a deal on a contract Wednesday night avoiding a strike that could have shut down ports up and down the East ...

East Coast and Gulf port workers walked off the job at midnight after failing to agree to a new contract with the United ...

The United States Maritime Alliance said on Wednesday it reached a tentative agreement on a new six-year master contract with the International Longshoremen’s Association.

Dockworkers secure deal to avert another strike, with union securing limits on technology adoption at U.S. ports.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vowing to stop machines from taking their jobs, 45,000 U.S. longshoremen are threatening to go on a strike that would shut down ports on the East and Gulf coasts and could damage the ...

After a contentious negotiation, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) on ...

A strike at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports was averted Jan. 8 as dockworkers and employers reached a tentative labor agreement just days before the Jan. 15 deadline, The New York Times reported Jan. 8 ...

Dock workers and employers at East and Gulf Coast ports have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, avoiding a ...

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