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Ships diverted from Canadian west coast ports to US facilities will not be handled by ILWU longshoremen who have vowed to back the striking workers in Canada
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If both parties ratify the agreement, it will end a bitter labor dispute that had temporarily shuttered some of North America’s most important ports of entry and delayed shipments to Alaska.
Construction won't begin for the Vincent Thomas Bridge until 2025, but Caltrans wants to hear from the public by July.
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced Thursday that it reached a tentative agreement with the Pacific Maritime Association on certain key issues, but negotiations remain ongoing until an agreement is reached.
Whatever the circumstances behind the stoppages, they are a clear sign that the deal to keep workers on the job without a contract is being challenged by pent-up rank-and-file anger.