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US dockworkers set to start master contract talks

After stalled negotiations, US dockworkers and their employers are now ready to meet and discuess a main collective agreement soon. 
Container ship moored at Maersk's APM Terminals Pacific, Pier 400, in the Port of Los Angeles. However, the negotiations with the longshoremen's union ILA apply to ports on the US East Coast. | Photo: Damian Dovarganes/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
Container ship moored at Maersk's APM Terminals Pacific, Pier 400, in the Port of Los Angeles. However, the negotiations with the longshoremen's union ILA apply to ports on the US East Coast. | Photo: Damian Dovarganes/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
by SEBASTIAN SCHLÜTER JACOBSEN

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) expect to begin negotiations on a collective agreement after local negotiations are expected to conclude on May 17. 

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