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19 LABOR RELATIONS USMX LABOR RELATIONS: 2017 IN REVIEW Looking back on 2017 (year five of the 2012-2018 USMX-ILA Master Con- tract), we saw successful technology implementations by USMX members in the ports of New York/New Jersey, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah and South Florida. Several important letters were issued by the ILA on topics that could affect future bargaining, and will eventually require assembly of the joint Industry Resource Committee (IRC) during 2018. These ILA letters were complex, covered the following topics, and remained open issues for the ILA throughout 2017: • Definition of the word "control" • Port of Discovery (POD) in all Ports • Implementation of carrier equipment technology, such as smart reefers and dry boxes • Possible change coming in the carrier genset model • Topic of "jobs created by technology" MASTER CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS PREPARATION USMX and the ILA started off 2017 by agreeing to a joint meeting in Flo- rida of their smaller bargaining committees to explore the possibility of extending the Master Contract. Detailed discussions during that meeting spawned a host of issues and questions regarding how local bargaining might be affected if an agreement was reached on a Master Contract extension. USMX and the ILA agreed to dispatch the joint Jurisdiction Committee to investigate all open local issues and resolve those that could conflict with a Master Contract extension or future bargaining. The Committee met in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, and New Orleans, about POD and how all ports under the Master Contract handle major damage equipment. Then, the committee Co-Chairs met in Charleston, Savannah and Jacksonville to put to bed issues that were raised, but didn't require participation by the full Jurisdiction Committee. WEST COAST DEAL SPARKS EARLY EAST COAST TALKS In August 2017, the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the Internation- al Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) completed early negotiations and signed a three-year extension of their existing contract on the West coast (originally set to expire in 2019) through June of 2022. This spurred early contract discussions between USMX and the ILA in early December of 2017, in Hollywood, Florida. The most impactful issues covered during those talks were the topics of fully-automated terminals and their effects on the workforce. USMX MEMBER PORT UPDATES Following are labor relations updates for each USMX member port, along with additional material covered in the USMX PORT ASSOCIATION MEM- BERS section, starting on Pg. 40 of this report. Port of Boston • Boston saw volume and production increases throughout 2017. • For further information on the Boston Shipping Association and this port, see PORT OF BOSTON, Pg. 40. Port of New York & New Jersey • NY Shipping Association (NYSA) continued working toward productivity commitments in its current contract. • Global Container Terminals in Bayonne implemented an appointment system. • For further information on NYSA and this port, see PORT OF NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY, Pg. 42. Ports of the Delaware River • The Jurisdiction Committee met in Philadelphia in May regarding tech- nology and reefer jurisdiction issues. Due to legalities and the complexity of the issues that arose during these meetings, a Committee ruling was not finalized in 2017. • An advice memo issued by the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on July 15, 2014, opined that the ILA's pursuit of work done by the IEM was not a secondary boycott. The ILA has indi- cated it would act on that memo, since its issuance. As of this writing, the nature of the action and its potential effect on our USMX member, Ports of the Delaware River Marine Trade Association (PMTA), remains unclear. • For further information on the PMTA and its member ports, see PORTS OF THE DELAWARE RIVER, Pg. 44. Port of Bal more • Several issues remained in the forefront of labor relations in the Port of Baltimore throughout 2017: Terminal equipment M&R work jurisdiction Hiring of mechanics Use of outside vendors • For further information on the Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore and this port, see PORT OF BALTIMORE, Pg. 46.

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