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Title: SC International Trade Conference James A. Capo Chairman/CEO


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SC InternationalTrade ConferenceJames A.
CapoChairman/CEO
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Bargaining History on the East and Gulf Coasts
  • In 1957 North Atlantic Ports agree to Contract
    with ILA covering Five Issues
  • Wages
  • Hours
  • Pension Contributions
  • Welfare Contributions
  • Term of Agreement
  • ILA wants all ports covered from Maine to Texas

3
Period from 1957 to 1977CHAOTIC!
  • Different Management groups NYSA, CONASA, etc.
  • South Atlantic and West Gulf dontparticipate
  • NLRB Charges
  • Strikes-different ports, different duration
  • Taft Hartley injunctions

4
Period from 1977 to 1990
  • Things begin to level out
  • Containerization agreement
  • Jurisdiction
  • JSP
  • Carriers become more of a force

5
1990 - 1997
  • 1990 - Carriers Container Council, Inc. assumes
    role as lead negotiator for Management. All
    management groups are still not bound
  • 1996 All management groups agree to participate
    and agree to be bound by terms and conditions
    (informal alliance)
  • 1997 United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd.
    (USMX) incorporated. Formal organization of
    Carriers, Stevedores, Terminal Operators and
    Port Associations

6
Current Master Contract
  • Covers every ILA Port from Maine to Texas
  • 95 of containerized cargo handled by USMX
    carriers and terminal operators in Master
    Contract ports
  • Over 100 million tons handled in most recent
    Master Contract year

7
Current Master Contractcontinued
  • National Health Care Plan (MILA) offers uniform
    benefits to 60,000 longshore employees,
    dependents, and retirees
  • Master Contract allocates container royalty
    benefits among ILA ports to protect benefits in
    every port
  • Covers almost every major contract term for all
    ILA crafts
  • Determines amount of contributions to local funds

8
Objectives of USMX
  • Determine all questions of basic policy with
    respect to negotiation, implementation, and
    administration of the terms and conditions of
    collective bargaining agreements with the ILA
  • Determine all questions of basic policy with
    respect to the administration of employee benefit
    funds which are funded by members of USMX
  • Act as Chief Management Representative in Master
    Contract bargaining

9
USMX MembershipCarriers
  • APL, Ltd.Atlantic Container LineCMA/CGM
    (America), Inc.CCNIChina Shipping (North
    America) Holding Co. Ltd.Columbia Coastal
    TransportCOSCO Container Lines Americas,
    Inc.Evergreen America Corporation
  • Hamburg Sud North America, Inc.Hanjin Shipping
    Company, Ltd.

10
Carriers continued
  • Hapag-Lloyd (America), Inc.
  • Horizon Lines, LLCItalia Marittima America
    CorporationK Line America, as agents for
    Kawasaki Kisen
  • Kaisha, Ltd.Maersk, Inc.
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company SA
  • MOL (America) Inc.
  • NYK Line (North America), Inc.

11
Carriers continued
  • OOCL (USA), Inc.Turkon America, Inc.United
    Arab Shipping Company
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines AmericasYang Ming
    (America) Corp.Zim American Intergrated Shipping
    Services Co., Inc.

12
Terminal Operators
  • APM Terminals, Inc.
  • Ceres Terminals Incorporated
  • CPO, LLC
  • Global Terminal Container Services, Inc.
  • Maher Terminals, Inc.
  • Marine Terminals Corporation East
  • Ports America, Inc.
  • R.O.White Co., Inc.
  • SSA/Cooper, LLC

13
Ports Associations
  • Boston Shipping Association
  • Georgia Stevedore Association
  • Hampton Roads Shipping Association
  • Jacksonville Maritime Association, Inc.
  • Midgulf Association of Stevedores, Inc.
  • New York Shipping Association, Inc.
  • Ports of Delaware River Marine Trade Association
  • South Carolina Stevedores Association
  • Southeast Florida Employers Port Association,
    Inc.
  • Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore, Inc.
  • West Gulf Maritime Association

14
USMX
  • Headquarters in Iselin, New Jersey
  • Six employees in New Jersey location
  • Two employees in regional office in Savannah,
    Georgia
  • Funded by carrier assessment of five cents per
    ton. Ports Associations and Terminal Operators
    pay an annual stipend of 5000

15
Interaction between USMX and ILA
  • Serve as trustees on a number of jointly
    administered fundsManaged Care Health Care
    Fund (MILA)
  • Container Freight Station FundCarrier-ILA
    Container Royalty Fund
  • Industry Resource Committee (IRC)
  • Established in 1994
  • Top representatives from each side
  • Meet regularly throughout the year
  • Discuss wide range of issues of interest to both
    partiesProblem solvingSounding board

16
Next Contract
  • Current contract expires in 2010
  • Recent history of mutual interest rather than
    confrontational bargaining
  • Result has been long term labor stability
  • Look to continue with the same approach going
    forward

17
Charlestons Future
  • Good water access
  • Convenient rail and highway access
  • Growing population centersAtlantaCharlotte
  • Room for expansion

18
Charlestons FutureContinued
  • Dependent on the ability of all the various
    segments of the private and public partnership to
    work together.
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