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  • Unions say that working conditions at Lisbon have deteriorated since the adoption of a new Port Law in February 2013
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    Dockworkers unite against job automation

    2025-07-16T09:41:00Z

    Dockworkers worldwide are uniting in Lisbon to resist automation which they say threatens jobs and labour rights

  • PS Stock Rescaled 27
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    The “greatest contract”, a “gold standard” – true or false?

    2025-03-07T12:38:00Z

    The end of February saw the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA), the representative body for labour in 35 ports that run from Maine to Florida and along the Gulf Coast, ratify a new 6-year contact that spans from October 2024 to 2030. It is a deal that Harold Dagget, President, ILA, describes as “the greatest contract in ILA history” and one that is a “gold standard” for dockworker unions globally.

  • The Port of Philadelphia was the launch platform for the new infrastructure survey
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    US strikes threaten global trade

    2024-09-20T15:31:00Z

    A potential ILA strike on top of Suez and Panama Canal disruptions threatens to severely impact global trade and supply chains