SoCal port clerks to resume contract talks
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
(06-30) 12:30 PDT LOS ANGELES, (AP) --
Union representatives for some 900 office workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will resume negotiations with 14 shipping companies hours before their contract expires.
Union President John Fageaux (FUH-goh) says both sides plan to meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The contract expires at midnight.
Fageaux says the union plans to work through the night in an effort to reach a deal, but may be forced to strike if there is an impasse.
John Berry, the lead negotiator for the Harbor Employers Association, says he will continue bargaining with the union in good faith.
The clerical workers voted Tuesday night to authorize a strike. A walkout could disrupt operations at the nation's largest port complex.
Union representatives for some 900 office workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will resume negotiations with 14 shipping companies hours before their contract expires.
Union President John Fageaux (FUH-goh) says both sides plan to meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The contract expires at midnight.
Fageaux says the union plans to work through the night in an effort to reach a deal, but may be forced to strike if there is an impasse.
John Berry, the lead negotiator for the Harbor Employers Association, says he will continue bargaining with the union in good faith.
The clerical workers voted Tuesday night to authorize a strike. A walkout could disrupt operations at the nation's largest port complex.
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Port: Strike not disrupting SoCal port operations
Thursday, July 1, 2010
(07-01) 08:46 PDT LOS ANGELES, (AP) --A strike by clerical workers at the Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors has failed to shut down the nation's busiest port complex.
Los Angeles port spokesman Phillip Sanfield says only about 30 picketers are out at terminals Thursday morning and they haven't caused any disruptions.
Members of the 900-member clerical union struck Thursday morning after their contract expired. They want wage increases and job protections.
Dockworkers could have honored the picket lines and shut down the ports, which handle 40 percent of cargo container traffic in the US.
Stephen Berry, the lead negotiator for the port's shippers and terminal operators, says dockworkers did avoid two terminals overnight but they were ordered back to work after an arbitrator ruled that the clerical strike was illegal.
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