Dockworkers Union Accepts New Labor Contract

The contract includes a wage hike and a ban on full automation.
Dockworkers Union Accepts New Labor Contract
A container ship departs the Port of Newark for the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 30, 2024. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Bill Pan
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The dockworkers’ union that briefly halted container ports from Texas to Maine in October 2024 has overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new labor contract, a deal the union’s leadership said would ensure labor peace for the next six years.

The contract has the backing of 99 percent of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) rank-and-file members, the union announced on Feb. 25.