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West Coast Ports Halt Work for 4 Days in Labor Fight

West Coast Ports Halt Work for 4 Days in Labor Fight

Yard and Gate Operations Will Continue; Operations Will be Normal Friday

Terminal operators at the West Coast ports will again suspend vessel loading and unloading, but for four days this time, dealing another blow to shippers’ hopes that the labor contract negotiations delaying thousands of containers of goods and merchandise might soon ease. Port employers said Wednesday they would keep ships…

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ILWU Slowdowns Now Extend to Bargaining Table

ILWU Slowdowns Now Extend to Bargaining Table

Source: PMA

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Nov. 20, 2014) – Three weeks after initiating a coordinated series of slowdowns that have plagued the major West Coast ports of Tacoma, Seattle, Oakland, Los Angeles and Long Beach, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has now taken its slowdown tactics to the bargaining table. Despite a request from the Pacific Maritime Association to continue…

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