{"id":3760,"date":"2015-05-23T16:24:19","date_gmt":"2015-05-23T21:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/?p=3760"},"modified":"2015-05-23T16:24:19","modified_gmt":"2015-05-23T21:24:19","slug":"west-coast-ports-contract-is-ratified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2015\/05\/23\/west-coast-ports-contract-is-ratified\/","title":{"rendered":"West Coast Ports: Contract is Ratified"},"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=\"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/UPDATE-West-Coast-Ports-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/UPDATE-West-Coast-Ports.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>West Coast Ports: Contract is Ratified<\/p>\n<p>U.S. West Coast ports ILWU ratified a five-year contract with terminal operators and shipping companies, the union announced Friday. The new five-year labor pact, which runs through June 2019 is retroactive to July 2014. This formally ends the labor conflict\u00a0that slowed the movement of goods at the country\u2019s largest gateways to an almost standstill.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement Friday, <!--\n--> Robert McEllrath,<!--\n--> president of the International Longshore &amp; Warehouse Union, said about the\u00a0negotiations:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cwere some of the longest and most difficult in our recent history. Membership unity and hard work by the negotiating committee made this fair outcome possible.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The 20,000 members of the union at\u00a029 West Coast ports, voted 82% in favor of approving the five-year contract with the Pacific Maritime Association, which represents their employers. The PMA\u2019s membership ratified the contract terms earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>To read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/west-coast-port-workers-ratify-five-year-labor-contract-1432330067\">WSJ<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joc.com\/port-news\/longshoreman-labor\/international-longshore-and-warehouse-union\/ilwu-ratifies-five-year-agreement-ensuring-peace-until-2019_20150522.html\">JOC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Coast Ports: Contract is Ratified U.S. West Coast ports ILWU ratified a five-year contract with terminal operators and shipping companies, the union announced Friday. The new five-year labor pact, which runs through June 2019 is retroactive to July 2014. 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