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 contract will resume on Aug. 4 in San Francisco.
There is no contract in effect because the previous six-year agreement expired on July 1. “While there is no contract extension in place, both parties have pledged to keep cargo moving,” the ILWU and PMA stated.
From Bloomberg:
Labor negotiations at 29 ports along the U.S. West Coast will resume next week to head off a strike or lockout that could cost the U.S. economy more than $2 billion a day. Both sides describe talks as “productive.”
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