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Pay for longshoremen is based on their years of experience. Under the ILA's former contract with USMX, which expired on Monday, starting pay for dockworkers was $20 per hour. That rose to $24.75 ...
The ILA stated that demonstrations would be conducted 24/7 until a $5 an hour salary increase was established in the new contract and that all container royalties went to workers. [ 13 ] The U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents ports and shipping companies, reports that both sides have moved from their initial wage offers.
The ILA demanded a pay raise and a freeze to automation at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports. Longshoremen earned a top wage of $39 per hour (average American hourly wage was $28.34 at the time) and under Daggett's proposed contract, that top wage would have been moved to $69 per hour with a roughly 60% increase in pay over 6 years.
Nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) ... Daggett on Wednesday told CNN the union is seeking a $5-an-hour pay increase each year over six years, with top ...
The ILA's initial demands included a 77% wage hike over six-year contract, with the labor group arguing that the increased pay would make up for the surge in U.S. inflation in recent years.
The strike had commenced on Tuesday as 45,000 dockworkers sought much higher pay to compensate for their high-risk jobs. ... That's less than the 70%-plus increase the ILA was reportedly seeking ...
The International Longshoreman's Association is working to increase pay for port workers across the East and Gulf Coasts. ... the ILA is seeking a 61.5% increase over six years. It also wants ...
The ILA threatened to strike that month unless they would receive wage hikes and a ban on automation at U.S. ports. ILA members were offered a nearly 50% wage hike, triple employer contributions to pension plans, and better health care options while retaining current rules on automation, but the ILA rejected the offer and began a strike in October.