Web6 de fev. de 2015 · For the last four months, the International Longshoreman and Warehouse Union has been involved in a “work slow-down” to shake-down employers for higher wages. But with 29 West Coast ports handling 43.5% of U.S. containerized cargo shipments and the movement of 12.5% of America’s GDP, a looming strike could cost … Web28 de mar. de 2024 · So-called Class A longshoremen, who have pensions and benefits along with guaranteed hours, routinely earn more than $100,000 a year. Even “casual …
Labor Chief Marty Walsh Sees No Sign of Strike, Lockout in West Coast ...
Web5 de ago. de 2024 · The International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the more than 70 employers represented by the Pacific Maritime Association began negotiating a new contract for 22,000 West Coast dockworkers... Web9 de abr. de 2024 · The West Coast share dropped sharply in the second half of 2024. (Chart: John McCown) Importers planning the coming peak season’s import strategy have just been given a very clear reminder on the dangers of bringing some of their volumes back to the West Coast this year. hrtc site
The issues at stake in the US West Coast dockworkers contract
Web23 de out. de 2012 · In effect, the West Coast longshoremen had decasualized the industry on their coast, mainly on their own terms. They eliminated the helot and near-migrant worker status of longshore labor and became respected citizens of their communities, bought homes, and raised families. Web8 de abr. de 2024 · A shortage of West Coast port workers has forced the busiest U.S. ocean trade gateway to shut on Friday, after months of strained labor negotiations between the dock workers union and their employers. Workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Thursday began withholding labor, which was needed to load and unload … Web10 de abr. de 2024 · Workers returned to work on Saturday after two days of intermittent strikes at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in California. Unions have not agreed new pay terms since an old contract ran... hrt crystal river