West Coast Ports: Talks Going Smoothly Though no contract yet, the talks are going smoothly. From JOC: Yet even though it now looks like it will be sometime in August before a new agreement is in place, no one is panicking and tensions appear low. Why? The reason is that McKenna in his TPM comments was true to his word in another, far more important sense. He predicted … [Read more...]
The Latest: West Coast Port Negotiations
The Latest: West Coast Port Negotiations ILWU-PMA talks will resume Aug. 4 Contract negotiations talks are in recess until August 4th so that the ILWU can participate in in talks with grain handlers in the Northwest. From the JOC: In a joint statement, the ILWU and PMA said the past three days were marked by “productive” contract talks. Negotiations on the coastwide … [Read more...]
UPDATE: West Coast Port / Dock
UPDATE: West Coast Port / Dock Negotiations Resume From JOC: On July 11, 2014, negotiations resumed after a 72-hour break that both sides had mutually agreed to. However, there was no extension to the contract. ILWU is working as normal. There are some concerns that the contract was not extended; but it appears that no job actions are planned. Second Quarter Import … [Read more...]
West Coast Port Update: Union Ordered Back to Work AND More…
West Coast Port Update: Union Ordered Back to Work AND More... From JOC: An arbitrator has ruled that ILWU members at LA-Long Beach must return to work after refusing to cross picket lines set up by the Teamsters union at two terminals at the Port of Los Angeles, according to the Long Beach Press Telegram. Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union had … [Read more...]
West Coast Ports Still Running In Spite of Teamsters
West Coast Ports Still Running In Spite of Teamsters Though both sides have agreed to keep negotiating with no strike, the Teamsters union (in the long drawn out effort to organize port truckers) is trying to take advantage of this critical time in contract negotiations with the PMA & ILWU to set up pickets against three drayage companies operating at the two ports of … [Read more...]