U.S.: Port Workers Union Plans Strike in October

During two days of meetings on Sept. 4-5, the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), which represents port workers on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts, found unanimous support to launch a strike if the union did not reach an agreement with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) before 12:01 a.m. local time on Oct. 1, The Maritime Executive reported on Sept. 5....