Labor actions have disrupted work at several key U.S. West Coast port terminals, all of which are part of protracted negotiations for a new contract for dockworkers.
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Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union “have effectively shut down operations at some marine terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach,” the Pacific Maritime Association which represents ocean carriers and terminal operators in the talks said in a statement Friday.
Similar actions have “shut down or severely impacted terminal operations at the ports of Oakland, Tacoma, Seattle, and Hueneme,” the PMA said.
Meanwhile, the Local 13 chapter of the ILWU, which represents workers at the ports of LA and Long Beach, said cargo operations in the ports continue, but that about 12,000 of its members in Southern California have “taken it upon themselves to voice their displeasure with the ocean carriers’ and terminal operators’ position.”
Members “remain in an arduous fight with ocean carriers and terminal operators,” it said, without providing more information.
Meanwhile, the Local 13 chapter of the ILWU — which represents workers at the ports of LA and Long Beach — said cargo operations in the ports continue, but that about 12,000 of its members in Southern California have “taken it upon themselves to voice their displeasure with the ocean carriers’ and terminal operators’ position.”
Members “remain in an arduous fight with ocean carriers and terminal operators,” it said, without providing more information. ■
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