Statement by President Joe Biden on ILA and USMX Agreement

[Dennis Donovan]

Ben LaBolt
Huge progress today - POTUS played an essential role in ensuring a step forward towards a significant pay increase for dockworkers and our ports getting moving again

Jeff Zients
President Biden: “I want to thank the union workers, the carriers, and the port operators for acting patriotically to reopen our ports and ensure the availability of critical supplies for Hurricane Helene recovery and rebuilding.”

7:41 PM · Oct 3, 2024

October 03, 2024
Statement by President Joe Biden on ILA and USMX Agreement

I want to applaud the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance for coming together to reopen the East Coast and Gulf ports. Today’s tentative agreement on a record wage and an extension of the collective bargaining process represents critical progress towards a strong contract. I congratulate the dockworkers from the ILA, who deserve a strong contract after sacrificing so much to keep our ports open during the pandemic. And I applaud the port operators and carriers who are members of the US Maritime Alliance for working hard and putting a strong offer on the table.

I want to thank the union workers, the carriers, and the port operators for acting patriotically to reopen our ports and ensure the availability of critical supplies for Hurricane Helene recovery and rebuilding. Collective bargaining works, and it is critical to building a stronger economy from the middle out and the bottom up.

Link to tweet

[Cha]

1. Oh Wow! TY & Pres Biden

[dweller]

2. Chalk this up

AS A BIDEN WIN !!


✌🏻

[madinmaryland]

3. Thanks, Joe! Our President working for we the people!

[BattleRow]

7. Doing a job FOR us,NOT a job ON us!

[soandso]

4. Good news!

I had not heard this and was really worried about those effected by the hurricane.

Joint Statement Regarding Master Contract

NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (October 3, 2024) The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. have reached a tentative agreement on wages and have agreed to extend the Master Contract until January 15, 2025 to return to the bargaining table to negotiate all other outstanding issues. Effective immediately, all current job actions will cease and all work covered by the Master Contract will resume.

https://ilaunion.org/joint-statement-regarding-master-contract/

[Swede]

5. Trump in the same situation would be golfing and tweeting.

But doing zero work.

[senseandsensibility]

6. Thank you, Joe Biden

We all know he will get no credit in the corporate media, who were just itching to blame it on him and Harris.

[LoisB]

8. Thank you, President Biden.

[4catsmom]

9. Biden does it again!

I seriously wonder what we'll do without him

[cilla4progress]

10. One success

after another.

Once in a lifetime leader.

All respect.

[0rganism]

11. Nicely done, president Biden

I thought the strike was going to cost us the election but you came through once again.

Dark Brandon sneaks through under the radar once more, just getting shit done without hogging the spotlight. Well played.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

12. See, Republicans?

This is what a President does.

[newdeal2]

13. Unlike that loudmouth loser

Who boasts but did nothing, Biden does so much quietly...he will get his dues in time.

[Wild blueberry]

14. Thank you, President Biden

Experience matters.

[paleotn]

15. Nice job, President Biden. One does what one can.