Multi-Industry Letter to President Biden on East Coast-Gulf Coast Port Labor Negotiations: Follow-Up Letter
ASTA signed onto a coaliation letter from multiple industries to President Biden in September 2024 urging him to work with the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) to resume contract negotiations and ensure continued port operations and cargo fluidity. This letter is a follow-up to a letter previously sent to President Biden on June 25, 2024.
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