West Coast dockworkers locked out Labor dispute could cost U.S. economy up to $1 billion a dayJustin Pritchard
Related:Dockworker strike to hit Canada West Coast ports from Monday The lockout and strike action would impact both the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert major container gateways on the Canadian West Coast. It would be the latest supply chain disruption to hitCanadaincluding a short...
[Stay on top of transportation news:Get TTNews in your inbox.] LOS ANGELES — A contract between shipping companies and 22,000 West Coast dockworkers expired over the weekend. But both sides continued to talk and said they want to avoid a strike that could savage an economy already stressed...
WEST COAST DOCKWORKERS APPROVE 6-YEAR CONTRACTLabor relationsPacific Coast (United StatesPacific StatesPortsSUBTITLE: UNION ACTION OFFICIALLY ENDS DISPUTE THAT CLOSED KEY PORTS FOR 10 DAYS LAST FALL.Johnson, JeffT...
The dockworkers have been without a contract since July 1. West Coast ports handle some 40% of U.S. imports and their smooth operation is so important that President Joe Biden even stepped in last year and met with both sides in Los Angeles. ...
LOS ANGELES --Negotiators reached a tentative contract covering West Coast dockworkers on Friday evening, likely endinga protracted labor dispute that snarled international tradeat seaports handling about $1 trillion worth of cargo annually. A statement announcing the deal was released jointly by the ...
The action is part of a coordinated Occupy shutdown of West Coast ports. Organizers said the shutdown is, in part, to show support for dockworkers embroiled in a labor dispute in Washington. But theInternational Longshore and Warehouse Union's president said the union has not voted to support...
labor secretary on Tuesday met with unions and employers at the nation’s busiest port complex in Southern California as anxiety builds ahead of next year’s contract negotiations covering roughly 22,000 West Coast dockworkers. The contract expires in July, and the stakes are particularly high at...
West coast dockworkers are voting this week on a labour agreement reached in June between their employers and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), which could be the impetus for a rebound in volumes to the Pacific coast. ...
Last year, the Pacific Maritime Association and theInternational Longshore and Warehouse Unioninked a new six-year contract of their own without a work stoppage occurring. The agreement, reached after lengthy discussions, applied to some 22,000 dockworkers employed by 29 ports on the West ...