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Beltway Buzz - January 2025

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

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Issues to Watch: Potential Impacts of the Trump Administration on Marine Terminal Operators

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As we move into 2025 and the Trump Administration prepares to take control of the government, marine terminal operators are anxiously and optimistically awaiting resolution of the labor disputes between terminal operator...more

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Port Labor Dispute - Navigating Service Challenges and What to Expect As Labor Negotiations Resume

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Negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) are set to resume this week – just days before a January 15, 2025 resolution deadline before the ILA may...more

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Navigating the Waters: Another ILA Strike on the Horizon?

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The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) strike in October 2024 sent ripples through the global shipping industry, affecting operations, logistics and supply chains worldwide. As we look toward 2025, understanding...more

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Retail Imports Surge to Beat Tariffs and Labor Disputes

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The National Retail Federation (NRF) reports that containerized imports will continue their unseasonably high volumes through the end of the year, as both November and December imports are projected to be up nearly 15% from...more

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Beltway Buzz - November 2024 #3

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

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Port Strike - Where We Stand and What Is to Come

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The International Longshoremen’s Association (“ILA”) ended a three-day strike at certain East Coast and Gulf Ports until January 15, 2025. If a new contract is not finalized with the U.S. Maritime Alliance (“USMX”) then...more

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Legal and Other Issues Being Resolved by Port Strike - Hot Topics in International Trade - October 2024

Parties to the Dispute- The union and management teams reached a settlement agreement that was announced on October 4, 2024 to end the port strike. The settlement does not resolve the issues, but extends the master...more

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Dockworkers, Carriers Agree to Temporary Deal to Reopen Ports

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Thursday, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) reached an agreement that extends the ILA labor agreement that ended September 30, 2024, and that allows dockworkers...more

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Beltway Buzz - October 2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

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Impact of Port Strikes on U.S. Trade: What to Know in the Short Term

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For the first time in almost 50 years, nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) initiated strikes at ports across the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports on October 1, 2024....more

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Potentially “Freezing the Clock” on D&D Amid ILA Strike

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As the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) strike commenced yesterday morning, our team received word from a source with knowledge of operations at the Port of New York and New Jersey (NYNJ) that, one by one, NYNJ...more

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Supply Chain Disruptions Ahead: Strike Could Impact Nearly Half of U.S. Ports

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As of October 1, the International Longshoremen’s Association has indicated that about 45,000 of its members are on strike, which would affect ports along the Gulf coast and east coast of the United States. This accounts for...more

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ILA Contract Expires, Dockworkers on Strike

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Time has run out on efforts to negotiate and implement a new labor contract that would head off a work stoppage at all U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports. On October 1, 2024, the International Longshoremen’s Association...more

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Port Labor Dispute - What to Expect, How to Plan for Your Import and Export Supply Chain

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The International Longshoremen’s Association (“ILA”) will have no contract if the current terms expire on September 30, 2024, without a new deal. ILA representatives have indicated that a strike is imminent on October 1,...more

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Beltway Buzz - September 2024 #3

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

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ILA Labor Agreement Set to Expire, Strike Looms

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On September 30, 2024, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) labor agreement with U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast port operators ends. With negotiations over the summer unsuccessful, the possibility of a strike...more

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Beltway Buzz - June 2023 #3

West Coast Ports: Parties Reach Agreement. This week, ocean carriers and terminal operators at the twenty-nine West Coast ports in the United States announced a tentative agreement with the labor union that represents their...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - October 2022 - Tuas Megaport in Singapore, An Upcoming Model to the World in Port Operations,...

The Maritime Port Authority (MPA in Singapore) is currently in the process of building the Tuas Port, which will be the biggest port in the world with a capacity of 60 million TEU’s (twenty-foot equivalent units) once it is...more

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Biden Administration Comes to Agreement with Private Companies and Unions to Begin Operating the Port of Los Angeles 24/7

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With the support of the Executive Directors of The Port of Los Angeles (“Port of L.A.”) and the Port of Long Beach, and the President of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, President Biden announced on Wednesday...more

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Following U.S. Lead, UK Office Of Financial Sanctions Implementation Issues Maritime Guidance

Much of the world’s focus is on the COVID-19 pandemic, and rightfully so, but sanctions regulators also have their gazes fixed on another issue: the maritime industry. On May 14 2020, we saw the U.S. Departments of State and...more

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Jury Shocker: 93 Million Reasons Why The ILWU May Soon Cease To Exist

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A recent $93.6 million verdict from an Oregon jury has the potential to bankrupt a union that some describe as one of the strongest and most militant in the United States—the International Longshore and Warehouse Union...more

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California Employers To Face Raft Of New #MeToo Laws

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Wrapping up a whirlwind weekend, California Governor Jerry Brown just signed several pieces of legislation that will create new employer obligations in the areas of sexual harassment and gender discrimination. Specifically,...more

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Strike Threatens Port of Charleston

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After the latest breakdown in labor negotiations, ports along the U.S. East and Gulf coasts, including Charleston, are threatened with a strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA). The ILA and the...more

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