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The U.S.'s International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and its counterpart on labor negotiations United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) reached a tentative agreement for a six-year successor master contract last weekend. The agreement is subject to the ratification procedures of both parties and, as well, to agreements being achieved in a number of local union negotiations. Those local negotiations are ongoing and will continue without interruption to any port operation. The latest rounds of the negotiations have been conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), commencing last September and continuing to Feb. 1.
