{"id":3254,"date":"2014-09-22T15:25:02","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T20:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/?p=3254"},"modified":"2014-09-22T15:25:02","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T20:25:02","slug":"west-coast-negotiations-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2014\/09\/22\/west-coast-negotiations-news\/","title":{"rendered":"West Coast Negotiations &#8211; Still Waiting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/port-UPDATE-wc.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2965\" src=\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/port-UPDATE-wc.jpg\" alt=\"port UPDATE - wc\" width=\"266\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a>West Coast Negotiations &#8211; Still Waiting<\/p>\n<p>From JOC:<\/p>\n<p>On August 26th, both sides reached a tentative agreement on the\u00a0critical\u00a0topic of medical benefits. Since then, the ILWU and PMA have likely been discussing operational issues\u00a0with a goal to improving efficiency [PMA] \u00a0and protecting jobs [ILWU].<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Both sides\u00a0have been really successful in maintaining a blackout on news; the\u00a0only reports coming in the form of joint ILWU-PMA releases. As a result of the blackout, it is still uncertain how far away the parties are from an agreement. Even with all the\u00a0uncertainties, cargo volumes have increased &#8211; up 6.2% in August.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">To read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joc.com\/port-news\/longshoreman-labor\/international-longshore-and-warehouse-union\/mum-ilwu-pma-negotiators-likely-dealing-productivity-issues_20140919.html\">negotiations<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Congestion<\/strong>: There is still\u00a0 congestion\u00a0at Los Angeles \/ Long Beach terminals. However, at SeaTac the congestion seems to be diminishing.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you have any questions or concerns about the West Coast Ports, please contact us &#8211; Superior Freight Services, Inc.\u00a0at <a href=\"mailto:superior@supfrt.com\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">superior@supfrt.com<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or call 800.298.4305.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Coast Negotiations &#8211; Still Waiting From JOC: On August 26th, both sides reached a tentative agreement on the\u00a0critical\u00a0topic of medical benefits. Since then, the ILWU and PMA have likely been discussing operational issues\u00a0with a goal to improving efficiency [PMA] \u00a0and protecting jobs [ILWU]. 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