Port of L.A.’s Seroka: No Contingency Plans for Strike
Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said April 12 that there are no contingency plans if labor negotiations turn into a work stoppage or strike.
April 13, 2023Pacific Maritime Association Says Oakland Disruptions Violate Contract
The Pacific Maritime Association, management negotiators in this year’s West Coast labor negotiations, said operations still are being disrupted at the Port of Oakland, California, despite the ratification of a five-year contract 10 days ago.
June 1, 2015West Coast Port Dockworkers Union, Employers Agree to Deal
West Coast dockworkers and their employers reached a five-year contract deal Feb. 20, averting a shutdown of 29 ports that could have cost the U.S. economy $2 billion a day, Labor Secretary Tom Perez said.
February 21, 2015Shippers Cancel Overnight Loaders at Ports of Long Beach, Los Angeles
Negotiators for West Coast terminals and shipping lines said they will stop assigning overnight crews to unload and load cargo ships at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Reuters reported.
January 14, 2015West Coast Shippers Say Port Backups Untenable Amid Talks
A port slowdown and eight months of fruitless labor talks with longshoremen have brought West Coast port congestion to the point of a breakdown, according to representatives of shipping companies.
January 13, 2015