# ILWU PMA Contract Talks Updates for Port Workers | GetTransport Journal

> The ILWU and PMA are negotiating a new port labour contract covering wages, work rules and benefits, with both sides outlining their positions. Reports mention threatened lockouts and possible strike action if talks stall.

- Date: 2025-12-09 · published 2025-12-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21512-ilwu-pma-contract-talks-updates-for-port-workers-gettransport-journal
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A potential West Coast port lockout or strike would disrupt US grain and soybean exports, which could lift export basis and freight costs. No stoppage has yet occurred, so the impact remains speculative.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2020-09-27 | [Argentine grains port workers to strike after talks collapse \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51122-argentine-grains-port-workers-to-strike-after-talks-collapse-financial-post.md) | +1.8% | +8.1% |
| SOY | 2022-10-30 | [Domestic demand for soybeans, export demand for corn keeps prices up - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39175-domestic-demand-for-soybeans-export-demand-for-corn-keeps-prices-up-high-plains.md) | +4.6% | +5.0% |
| SOY | 2020-12-01 | [Argentina Port Workers Strike, Affect Shipments \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49664-argentina-port-workers-strike-affect-shipments-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.9% | +10.9% |
| SOY | 2021-03-23 | [Soy, sugar traders fight for space in Latam's largest port; costs jump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48144-soy-sugar-traders-fight-for-space-in-latam-s-largest-port-costs-jump.md) | -1.7% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2020-11-13 | [Lobby warns of national strike as Argentine crush workers’ wage talks…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49995-lobby-warns-of-national-strike-as-argentine-crush-workers-wage-talks.md) | +3.6% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2025-07-16 | [CPKC Faces Union Pushback Amid Job Cut Allegations on KCS Network \| GetTransport Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23756-cpkc-faces-union-pushback-amid-job-cut-allegations-on-kcs-network-gettransport.md) | -0.3% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2020-09-27 | [Argentine grains port workers to strike after talks collapse \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51122-argentine-grains-port-workers-to-strike-after-talks-collapse-financial-post.md) | +3.1% | +8.8% |
| CORN | 2019-06-27 | [Grain Journal \| 2019 Flooding Challenges Grain Transportation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58496-grain-journal-2019-flooding-challenges-grain-transportation.md) | -2.5% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- blog.gettransport.com: https://blog.gettransport.com/ilwu-and-pma-speak-on-contract-negotiations-key-updates-for-port-workers/

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