Please Click here to read the message of solidarity from Maritime Labor for the International Longshoremen’s Association.
“MM&P has a long record of solidarity with the ILA,” said MM&P President Don Marcus.
“Terminal operators and ocean carriers are bringing in record profits.”
“Under cover of ‘automation,’ on the docks and aboard ship, these employers are doing everything they can to reduce personnel and increase the workload for those who remain. “
“We stand together with our Sisters and Brothers in the ILA in seeking fair compensation and sustainable terms of employment.”
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