Submitted by solidarity on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 18:59
U.S. Ports Should Work With Unions on Automation, Labor Secretary Says "The president of the ILWU Local 13 in Los Angeles, Bobby Olvera Jr., said there was a “huge loss” of jobs when one L.A. terminal introduced automation"
U.S. Ports Should Work With Unions on Automation, Labor Secretary Says
Labor Secretary Thomas Perez said U.S. ports should consider automation to compete with high-tech rival destinations abroad, but labor should be involved in the process
Submitted by solidarity on Mon, 04/28/2014 - 16:24
ILWU joins picketing truck drivers and Long Beach, LA ports
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20140428/ilwu-joins-picketing-...
By Karen Robes Meeks, Long Beach Press Telegram
POSTED: 04/28/14, 7:32 AM PDT
LONG BEACH >> A federal arbitrator has ruled that truck drivers at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles who planned to strike today and Tuesday must return to work immediately.
