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Fingers crossed as West Coast port labor talks head into overtime
West Coast port employers and labor won’t extend their contract during bargaining, as business groups would like them to do.
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West Coast dockworkers to Russian cargo: Nyet!
Longshoremen along the U.S. West Coast say they won’t touch any shipments for Russia.
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White House urged to shepherd labor talks at West Coast ports
Pandemic gridlock, the Ever Given, COVID outbreaks, container shortages, flooding, Ukraine. The next shoe to drop: a labor dispute.
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Bargaining over West Coast ports labor pact puts retailers on edge
The port chaos cocktail: Mix 12 months of container bottlenecks with contentious contract talks for dockworkers.
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OceanWaves: Los Angeles port boss lays out congestion-fighting plan
Los Angeles is at the front line of the port congestion crisis. Its executive director outlines his strategy to clear anchorages.
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Port of Long Beach’s 2020 grew from bad to best
Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero delivers a melodious annual report.
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Daily Infographic: COVID Strikes America’s Largest Ports
The twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been infected with COVID-19 — with at least 700 positive test results from port employees.
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Port of Beirut officials under house arrest following explosion
Multiple Lebanese government agencies may have known dangerous ammonium nitrate was stored in a warehouse.
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ILWU: Don’t blame labor for ports’ market share drop
“Employer groups should not play American ports against one another,” says longshore union leader.
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Career Tracks: Fifth-generation dockworker appointed to harbor board
Long Beach mayor taps ILWU officer Bobby Olvera Jr. to serve as commissioner.
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