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    PMA and ILWU Announce Tentative Agreement

    By Stas Margaronis | June 14, 2023 | AJOT – Ports & Terminals The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday, June 14, after more than a year of negotiation. The contract between the two expired July 1, 2022 and 22,000 dockworkers have been working in good faith for...

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    U.S. West Coast Labor Disruptions Ease but Slowdown Continues

    CNBC, June 10 The “slow and go” pace of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union workforce at West Coast ports has slowed ground port productivity to a crawl. As a result, supply chain intelligence company MarineTraffic data shows what it is calling a “significant surge” in the average number of containers waiting outside of port limits. At the Port of...

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    Negotiations Between Dockworkers and Pacific Maritime Association Under Media “Black Out”

    White House urged to broker a deal By Aaron Gregg Washington Post, June 6 PM No updates concerning the ongoing labor dispute between the Dockworkers Union and Pacific Maritime Association have been issued due to Negotiations are under a mutually agreed upon Media “Black Out”. A protracted labor dispute is disrupting operations at several key ports on the West Coast,...

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    West Coast Port Disruptions to Extend to Tuesday (June 6) Amid Labor Rift

    Intermittent disruptions at several key US West Coast ports are set to stretch into their fifth day Tuesday amid ongoing labor-contracts negotiations. Pacific Container Terminals at the Port of Long Beach has canceled cargo operations for Tuesday’s first shift, according to a notice sent to the trucking community. The notice didn’t cite a reason for the closure. At least one...