Submitted by solidarity on Mon, 11/24/2014 - 14:06
Bosses Want Government Intervention In ILWU West Coast Contract Fight
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/labor-laws-need-to-be-fixed-as-goods-la...
DIANA FURCHTGOTT-ROTH
Opinion: Labor laws need to be fixed as goods languish at U.S. ports
Published: Nov 24, 2014 12:44 p.m. ET
A dockworker dispute shows why ports need to be treated like railroads and airlines
By
DIANA
FURCHTGOTT-ROTH
COLUMNIST
Submitted by solidarity on Tue, 11/11/2014 - 03:51
West Coast port slowdown raises fears of ILWU dockworker strike or lockout
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-port-negotiations-20141111-story.html
A container ship is docked at the Port of Los Angeles on Terminal Island. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
By ANDREW KHOURI
A six-year agreement covering nearly 20,000 dockworkers at 29 West Coast ports expired July 1
Submitted by solidarity on Fri, 07/18/2014 - 09:29
US port strike fears hit supply chains
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101844372#.
Robert Wright
Thursday, 17 Jul 2014 | 8:43 AM ET
Financial Times
Fears of a strike or lockout at the west coast ports that handle more than 40 per cent of all container imports to the US are disrupting businesses' supply chains, as shippers anticipating a stoppage divert cargo to Canadian ports.
