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After Years of Long Labor Dispute, Charleston Port Terminal Announces Reopening

July 25, 2024 2 min read
author Anamika Mishra, Sub Editor
The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the South Carolina Ports Authority (SC Ports) have reached an agreement to reopen the Port of Charleston shipping terminal, which has been closed for years due to a protracted labor dispute. The union's victory in court came months earlier. The disagreement began when the port's Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal opened in 2021 and SC Ports hired non-union state employees to operate the cranes—a tactic they have already used at two other terminals. The ILA sued the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMA) for breaking the conditions of its master contract, which mandates that USMA ships must only dock at recently built terminals staffed by union dockworkers during the unloading process, shortly after USMA ships

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