A judge has issued an order preventing unionized dock workers to from going on strike at the Mobile Container Terminal, after the operator alleged the workers engaged in a work stoppage Monday.
The Port of Mobile's container terminal, operated by APM Terminals. On Tuesday, August 29, 2023, a Mobile County Circuit Court Judge issued a temporary restraining order, preventing unionized dock workers from striking at the container terminal. But the union says they were simply trying to raise concerns about safety. . al.
But according to Mark Bass, president of Local 1410, the workers did not engage in any kind of work stoppage. Bass says that the workers attempted to raise a safety issue to management on Monday. Management at the terminal threatened to retaliate against the workers for raising the issue and told those workers to leave – Bass says they were suspended by APM. The union workers went to work Tuesday and were told to leave again.
In a statement to the Lede, Kevin Doell, North American media relations manager for Maersk, APM Terminals’ parent company, said that “APM Terminals Mobile can confirm that there have been unauthorized labor actions which have disrupted operations at its rail facility. APMT Mobile has taken action to ensure that operations return to normal and will remain in active discussions with the local ILA leadership to ensure that normal operations resume as soon as possible.
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