ATA's Statement on End of Port Strike

Oct 03, 2024

Washington - Following the announcement that the International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance had reached a tentative agreement to reopen all East and Gulf Coast ports, the American Trucking Associations released this statement:

"We are glad to see the strike has ended, but it should have never happened in the first place," said ATA President & CEO Chris Spear. "This is a deal that could have been cut months ago had both parties stayed at the table. That was the job of this Administration, which it refused to do. This failure was not without cost, impacting real Americans, including millions reeling from a natural disaster."