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How Alabama Can Benefit from the U.S./Cuba Relationship 


By Mayor Sandy Stimpson, Senator Vivian Davis Figures, Senator Jabo Waggoner and Commissioner John McMillan Despite the fact that the Port of Mobile is located just across the Gulf of Mexico, Alabama businesses will continue to lose out on Cuba’s growing markets to foreign competitors until Congress ends the U.S. travel and trade embargo on … Continued
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June 21, 2016

Negotiators Reach East and Gulf Coast Port Contract Agreement

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), which covers dockworkers along 14 East and Gulf Coast containers ports including the Port of Mobile have reached a tentative agreement which if ratified would avoid an economically crippling strike. The new labor contract ends 11 months of … Continued
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February 6, 2013

Port of Mobile May Shut Down

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Port of Mobile may shut down if the ongoing contract dispute between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. does not get resolved by Sunday, December 30. If the Port of Mobile shuts down (the last East and Gulf Coast port strike was 1977), it … Continued
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December 20, 2012