Labor
West Coast Dockworker Labor Talks Strained Over Lunch-Break Spat
The Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California.
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Negotiations over a new labor contract for West Coast dockworkers are under increasing strain as their employers say a failure to spread out lunch breaks has disrupted operations at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach since Wednesday.