Thursday, August 28, 2014
ILWU and PMA reach tentative agreement on health care benefits
Progress was made Tuesday on contract negotiations for nearly 20,000 West Coast dockworkers, according to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association, who jointly announced a tentative agreement on the thorny issue health care costs.
Maintenance of health benefits is a crucial part of the talks between employers represented by the PMA and workers represented by the ILWU. The parties said they have agreed not to discuss the terms of this provisional deal, which is subject to agreement on the other issues as negotiations continue.
Dockworkers are currently working without a contract, since the previous agreement expired July 1, 2014. The current contract talks, which began on May 12, will continue, the statement said.
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