Negotiations: Past and Present

Contract expired.

Negotiations for a new coastwise contract scheduled to begin.

The ILWU declined an offer by PMA for a one-year contract extension.

PMA and the ILWU agreed to a contract extension to last until July 1, 2022, averting the disruptions that marked previous negotiations.

Prolonged negotiations resulted in lengthy work slowdowns, extreme terminal congestion, and intervention by the Obama administration.

West Coast marine terminal operators secured the right to automate in a landmark agreement.