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R E P O R T PA G E 3 EVOLUTION (continued~,om Pnge 2) 2 ~ 1 * USMXand ILAcreateCertlfica- fion/Recer tification Committee to ensure t}lat every ILA worker is properly trained. The MILA 700-Hour Basic Plan is adopted to protect those ILA work- e r s w h o c a n n o t w o r k e n o u g h h o u r s to qualiiy for full MILA benefits USMX and ILA modiiy the Master Contract to enable the ILA in Puer- to Rico to parhcipate in MILA. USMX and ILA approve an ac- commodation that protects ILA work in the trade between Puerto Rico and the Ports of New York, Philadelphia, Jacksonvffie, New Or- leans, and Houston USMX and ILA jointly develop the PIT training program series ~ * F o r t h e ~ S t h c o n s e c u t i v e there year, is no major work stoppage MILA continues providing first rate medical benefits for substantially less than 1996 cost projections The CAP programis recoIffigured to provide additio~lal funding to M I L A . In recognition of USMX's represen- tation of the carriers' interests, the carriers dissolve the Carriers Nego- hating Committee, Inc, a Delaware not-for-profit corporation formed in 1994 The tonnage handled by USMX car- riers on the East and Gulf Coasts increases by 10% because of the 2002 labor dispute on the West Coast. The CFS program operates 17 facili- ties 004 * USMXand ILA agree to a new 6- year Master Contract in April, near- ly 6 months before the expiration of the Master Contract on September 30, 2004. The Master Contzact continued addressing coast-wide issues: Established a procedure to hear and resolve jurisdic- tional disputes in any ILA p o r t Established guidelines to re- solve clerks' and checkers' jurisdictional issues. Established a new procedure t}lat protected the introduc- tion of new technology by USMX members. The Master Contract im- posed uniform coast-wide el- igibility rules for MILA and a "window" program was implemented, resulting in the retirement of thousands of longshore employees. USMX and other employer associations, including PMA and NAWE, work closely with the Transportation Se- curity Administration to im- plement the Transportation Worker Identification Cre- dential (TWIC) program USMX, in concert with PMA, NAWE, NYSA and Nation's Port, creates the Coalition for Secure Ports, to advocate tot en}lanced maritime security USMX and the ILA defeat an attempt inade by the Work- ers Coalition in June in New York federal court to set aside the 2004-2010 Master Contract

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