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21 LABOR RELATIONS Port of Houston • For consistency's sake, the local contract was extended until the expiration or extension of the Master Contract. • Shareen Larmond replaced Nathan Wesley as President of the West Gulf Maritime Association (WGMA). • Terry Schafer was elected the new President of Local 1351 (Clerks and Checkers), defeated Charles Montgomery in the 2017 election. • For further information on WGMA and its member ports, please see PORTS OF THE WEST GULF, Page 60. LABOR NOTES • M&R work jurisdiction over chassis remained a concern for the ILA in 2017. The ILA eventually came to agreements with the three intermodal equipment providers (FlexiVan, DCLI and Trac Intermodal) over work preservation. • The Port of Discovery (POD) system from Maine to Texas remained an issue for the ILA. The Jurisdiction Committee met on POD in 2017 and future meetings will continue through 2018. • The ILA continued throughout 2017 to request a definition of the word "control" as it pertains to the Master Contract. • The ILA requested a list of "all jobs created by technology." USMX responded to the request in 2017. − Our response has prompted an Industry Resource Committee (IRC) meeting request by the ILA to review this topic in depth. • The ILA requested an IRC meeting on the topic of carrier equipment technology as a result of Maersk's implementation of reefer technology. • The issue of the State Ports Authorities in the South Atlantic remained a concern for the ILA throughout 2017.

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