Productivity Committees
One of the key components of the collective bargaining agreement is the collaborative focus on improving port productivity. The ILA is committed to working with management to steadily improve marine productivity in particular, over the course of the 6 year agreement. One of the key components of this effort is the formulation of productivity committees. These committees are a 2 layered approach. There are grassroot committees at the terminal level where the strategies and focus particular to the individual terminals themselves are formulated, agreed to and progress is tracked.
There is also a port wide productivity steering committee which is comprised of key labor officials, senior terminal managers, NYSA executives and representatives of the carriers. This committee oversees the process, sets the guiding policies and principles and assists with any roadblocks that may arise at the terminal level. The success of this effort is vital to the future of the port and the commitment of our labor associates as exhibited by their agreement to making this a key element of the collective bargaining agreement is evidence in itself that we are in this together.
