West Coast Ports See Longest Labor Disruptions Since 2015
- White House is monitoring disruptions at key US trade hubs
- Cargo handlers have worked without a contract since July 2022
Shipping containers in Oakland, California.
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The biggest shipping gateways on the US West Coast are enduring the longest labor-related disruptions since 2015 as talks between port employers and dockworkers close in on one year without a contract.
The two sides are clashing over how to divide carriers’ pandemic-era profits in a market that’s returned to rock-bottom freight rates.