US shipping group files complaint as major strike looms

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 28, 2024 12:06 am

NEW YORK ― A shipping group asked a US labor agency Thursday to compel talks with a union ahead of a potential strike that could impact the national economy weeks before the presidential election.

The United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), which represents shipping companies and terminal operators, said it filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA).

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