Trade
Union Action Shuts Some Key West Coast Ports, Employers Say
- Union chapter says about 12,000 members voicing ‘displeasure’
- Talks for a new contract for 22,000 workers ongoing since 2022
The Yusen container terminal at the Port of Los Angeles.
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Labor actions have disrupted work at several key US West Coast port terminals, all of which are part of protracted negotiations for a new contract for dockworkers.
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.