2010 ILA Master Contract Extension Negotiations

* Results & LWC Statement

* Longshore Contract: Peter Robbed, Paul Paid, Reformers Regroup (Labor Notes article)

CONTRACT DETAILS

• Contract extension proposal

• ILA analysis

• LWC analysis

YOUR VOTING RIGHTS

• Know Your Rights: every vote should count on 11/17

ADDITIONAL 11/17 VOTE NO FLYERS & NEWS

• Longshore No Show *Video*: What ILA Members Wanted to Ask Hughes

• ILA’s Own Study on Industry Runs Counter to Their Yes Vote Campaign? (Posted 11/16)

• What ILA Members Are Saying About the Contract (Posted 11/16)

• Vote NO = Send ILA & USMX Back to the Bargaining Table! (Posted 11/13)

• Hughes Cancels Open Discussion on the Contract (Posted 11/12)

• Another website about the contract extension proposal

• Other workers are saying NO to contract givebacks

• Hey USMX: Hands Off Our Cookie Jar! It’s Time to Stop This Game! (Posted 10/24)
  Saque la mano de nuestra alcancia! Necesitamos un puente real de salarios, no el robo de nuestros beneficios!

• We Need More Than Talk, We Need Action! VOTE NO on Contract Extension Proposal on 11/17. (Posted 10/9)

• Worried about a fair contract vote on November 1? We Are. (Posted 10/9)

• It’s Your Contract, Get the Facts! What USMX and ILA Aren’t Telling You
  Es su contrato. Informese! Lo que USMX y ILA no dicen.
  

• Deal Improves But Still Not Good Enough. LWC Opposes It.
  Master Contract Bargaining Update #9 (September 30,2009)

• Hands Off October 1 Raise! USMX Informs All Employers Not to Pay Raise
  Master Contract Bargaining Update #8 (September 25, 2009)

• October 1 Wage Increase at Risk Again?
  Master Contract Bargaining Update #7 (September 22, 2009)

• Wage Scale Committee Rejects Contract Proposal. Early Negotiations Canceled.
  Master Contract Bargaining Update #6 (September 3, 2009)

• USMX Final Offer, Rejected at September 2-3 Wage Scale Committee Meeting
  * Click here for the USMX contract extension offer
  * Click here for LWC analysis of the USMX offer
  * Click here for LWC news story on contract rejection

• Wage Scale Delegate Subcommittees Reject Wage Freeze and Early Negotiations. Vote Today by Full Committee. 9-2-09

• Contract Extension Exposed, Get Secret Contract Details Here

• LWC Statement to ILA Executive Board, 8-26-09

• “Hughes Tries to Railroad Contract Extension”
  Master Contract Bargaining Update #5 (August 21, 2009)

• “ILA Leadership Goes Back on Promise of Open Negotiations; Time for Member Action!”
  Master Contract Bargaining Update #4 (August 10, 2009)

• “LWC Meets to Plan Contract Mobilization”
  LWC News Update (February 19, 2009)

• “USMX Proposes Deep Cuts in Master Contract”
  Master Contract Bargaining Update #3 (February 12, 2009)

• “Proceed Cautiously”
  Master Contract Bargaining Update #2 (January 9, 2009)

• “Postpone Negotiations!”
  Master Contract Bargaining Update #1 (January 6, 2009)

• ILA Meets Informally With USMX (October 7, 2008)

• ILA Moves Towards Early Negotiations (October 6, 2008)

• Say No to Givebacks! Givebacks Don’t Save Jobs 

• Mobilize Now for a Contract That Meets All of Our Needs!

• Labor Notes Magazine, April 09: “Rank-and-File Dockworkers Hit the Road, Hold Port ‘Unity Tours’ as Bargaining Begins