本周一，代表托运人利益的各贸易组织与交通运输组织联名致信国际码头与仓库工会（ILWU）主席Robert McEllrath以及太平洋海事协会（PMA）主席兼首席执行官James McKenna，要求双方以续约或签订新合同的方式开启协商。
128个代表托运人利益的贸易组织和交通运输组织联合起来，敦促ILWU和其雇主代表PMA启动美国西岸港口劳资纠纷的合同谈判。
信中写道："我们赞同贵方续约合同，但必须尽快协商谈判。"
制造商、农民、农业综合企业、批发商、零售商、进口商、出口商、分销商、交通和物流提供商和其他供应链利益方纷纷在信上签字。托运方签字的包括农业运输联盟、美国零售联合会和美国商会。运输方签字的包括美国货运协会和美国国家报关及货运代理协会。
早在3月15日，各组织就已写信敦促ILWU与PMA以续约或签订新合同的方式开启早期对话。
针对两方在2014-15年因劳资纠纷而产生的耗时怠工，信中提到："双方都意识到了由此带来的负面经济效应"。
"我们相信，尽快协商将避免重蹈覆辙。"
信中还说："我们坚信，续约对西海岸港口的稳定性和可预见性至关重要。双方必须发展未来协商的新模式，即重视早期和持续对话。这就要求两方共同承诺在协商期间保证货物流通。即使在未达成最终协议前合同逾期失效，也要在既有合同下维持仲裁机制，以保证协商的持续进行。"
Trade organizations representing shippers and transportation organizations on Monday sent a letter to ILWU President Robert McEllrath and PMA Chairman and CEO James McKenna, requesting discussions begin on either a contract extension or a new contract.
A group of 128 trade organizations representing shippers and transportation organizations have joined together to urge the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and their employers, represented by the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), to begin contract talks.
"We applaud your organizations for considering an extension of the current contract. However, we now call upon you to agree to the requests and begin the negotiations," they said in a letter sent Monday to ILWU President Robert McEllrath and PMA Chairman and CEO James McKenna.
The letter was signed by manufacturers, farmers and agribusinesses, wholesalers, retailers, importers, exporters, distributors, transportation and logistics providers, and other supply chain stakeholders. Shipper groups that signed the letter included the Agriculture Transportation Coalition, the National Retail Federation, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, while transportation groups that signed it included the American Trucking Associations and the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America.
The letter was a follow up to similar correspondence on March 15 that encouraged the ILWU and PMA to begin early discussions on either a contract extension or a new contract.
"You have both recognized the negative economic impact of disruptions and slowdowns that occurred during the last negotiations," the letter sent today said, referring to slowdowns and reduced hours that marked the contentious contact talks between the ILWU and employers in 2014-15.
"We believe starting negotiations early will help avoid a repeat of that experience."
The letter also added, "We strongly believe a contract extension is critical to ensure stability and predictability at West Coast ports. A new model for future negotiations needs to be developed, one which stresses early and continuous dialogue. This should include a pledge by both parties to ensure there are no disruptions to cargo movement during negotiations. Maintaining the arbitration mechanisms in the existing contract for the duration of the negotiations, even if the contract expires before a final agreement is reached, is critical to that process."
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