Cover Story
A tentative peace
‘ Provisional ’ deal gives ILA , employers 90 days to hash out details
By Peter Tirschwell
The 90-day clock has started for the International Longshoremen ’ s Association ( ILA ) and US East and Gulf coast employers . That ’ s how long they have to hash out details on a range of complex issues , including terminal automation , royalties , work rules and job jurisdiction .
Salary increases — as were agreed to in a tentative deal to end the three-day strike in early October — seem pedestrian compared with the scale of challenge facing both sides . That they haven ’ t been at the contract negotiating table since June only underscores that the hardest negotiations may still be ahead .
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