international-longshoremens-association

US strike threat lifted

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has welcomed news that the threat of a damaging US ports strike has been staved off. The US Maritime Alliance and the International Longshoremen's Association has reached a tentative agreement for a new six-year contract – staving off the prospect of a crippling ports strike. BIFA director-general Peter Quantrill, said: “It would appear that it will business as usual through the container ports that might ... [+]