Los Angeles | Reuters — A group of shipping companies and a powerful dockworkers union clinched a tentative labour deal on Friday after nine months of negotiations, settling a dispute […] Read more
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Contract negotiators for U.S. West Coast ports reach tentative deal
U.S. labour secretary to help reach West Coast port deal
Los Angeles | Reuters — U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez will travel to California to help broker an agreement between shipping companies and dockworkers in a dispute that has led […] Read more
U.S. farmers hit hard by labour strife at West Coast ports
Los Angeles | Reuters –– Protracted labour strife and shipping disruptions at U.S. West Coast ports have hit farmers especially hard, posing a major barrier to perishable goods headed to […] Read more
U.S. West Coast ports undergo partial shutdown
Los Angeles | Reuters –– The 29 ports on the U.S. West Coast were effectively closed to cargo freighters for the second time in less than a week on Thursday […] Read more
U.S. shippers say West Coast ports near gridlock on stalled contract talks
San Francisco | Reuters — Cargo traffic at several of the biggest U.S. West Coast ports has slowed to near gridlock, negotiators for shipping lines and terminal operators for 29 […] Read more
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