{"id":2976,"date":"2014-07-02T11:39:46","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T16:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/?p=2976"},"modified":"2014-07-02T11:39:46","modified_gmt":"2014-07-02T16:39:46","slug":"wc-ports-contract-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2014\/07\/02\/wc-ports-contract-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"WC Ports: No Contract but NO STRIKE!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/UPDATE-West-Coast-Ports.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2962\" src=\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/UPDATE-West-Coast-Ports-300x109.jpg\" alt=\"UPDATE-West Coast Ports\" width=\"300\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/UPDATE-West-Coast-Ports-300x109.jpg 300w, http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/UPDATE-West-Coast-Ports.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>WC Ports: No Contract but NO STRIKE!<\/p>\n<p>As expected, the ILWU &amp; PMA\u00a0did not reach a contract agreement by 5 p.m. yesterday,\u00a0but both sides indicated that there will be no disruptions at U.S. West Coast ports while negotiations continue.<\/p>\n<p>In a joint release (JOC):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhile there will be no contract extension, cargo will keep moving and normal operations will continue at the ports until an agreement can be reached between the Pacific Maritime Association and the ILWU.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth sides understand the strategic importance of the ports to the local, regional and U.S. economies, and are mindful of the need to finalize a new coastwide contract as soon as possible to ensure continuing confidence in the West Coast ports and avoid any disruption to the jobs and commerce they support.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Failure to meet\u00a0the July 1st deadline was expected. Dockworkers do not get paid if they are on strike, and employers are feeling a lot of pressure\u00a0to reach an agreement.<\/p>\n<p>To read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joc.com\/port-news\/longshoreman-labor\/international-longshore-and-warehouse-union\/ilwu-pma-say-there%E2%80%99ll-be-no-disruptions-despite-lack-contract_20140701.html\">JOC<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\"><strong>To keep abreast of the latest information regarding the potential\u00a0dock strike or related news:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"normal\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Like<\/span>\u00a0Superior Freight Services\u00a0on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Superior-Freight-Services-Inc\/123680337676686\"><span style=\"color: #2780c7;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Follow<\/span> us on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/superior-freight-services-inc-\"><span style=\"color: #2780c7;\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WC Ports: No Contract but NO STRIKE! As expected, the ILWU &amp; PMA\u00a0did not reach a contract agreement by 5 p.m. yesterday,\u00a0but both sides indicated that there will be no disruptions at U.S. West Coast ports while negotiations continue. In a joint release (JOC): \u201cWhile there will be no contract extension, cargo will keep moving [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[7,17,24,3,89,70],"tags":[21,28,110,63,71],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WC Ports: No Contract but NO STRIKE! - Superior Freight Services Inc.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"WC Ports: No Contract but NO STRIKE! - As expected, the ILWU &amp; PMA did not reach a contract agreement by 5 p.m. yesterday, but both sides indicated that there will be no disruptions at U.S. West Coast ports while negotiations continue.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2014\/07\/02\/wc-ports-contract-strike\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WC Ports: No Contract but NO STRIKE! - Superior Freight Services Inc.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WC Ports: No Contract but NO STRIKE! - As expected, the ILWU &amp; PMA did not reach a contract agreement by 5 p.m. yesterday, but both sides indicated that there will be no disruptions at U.S. West Coast ports while negotiations continue.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2014\/07\/02\/wc-ports-contract-strike\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Superior Freight Services Inc.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Superior-Freight-Services-Inc\/123680337676686\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-07-02T16:39:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/UPDATE-West-Coast-Ports.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"475\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"173\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Karen Edwards\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@supfrt\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@supfrt\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Karen Edwards\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2014\/07\/02\/wc-ports-contract-strike\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2014\/07\/02\/wc-ports-contract-strike\/\",\"name\":\"WC Ports: No Contract but NO STRIKE! - Superior Freight Services Inc.\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-07-02T16:39:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-07-02T16:39:46+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/87c1e871084e1ba227c1277e3246b645\"},\"description\":\"WC Ports: No Contract but NO STRIKE! - As expected, the ILWU & PMA did not reach a contract agreement by 5 p.m. yesterday, but both sides indicated that there will be no disruptions at U.S. West Coast ports while negotiations continue.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2014\/07\/02\/wc-ports-contract-strike\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2014\/07\/02\/wc-ports-contract-strike\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2014\/07\/02\/wc-ports-contract-strike\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"WC Ports: No Contract but NO STRIKE!\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Superior Freight Services Inc.\",\"description\":\"Global Strategies... 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