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Dairy, meat, produce and other ag producers that count on getting their commodities to Asia and beyond through West Coast ports are lauding a tentative labor agreement between Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) that’s expected to produce a six-year labor contract.
The labor strife continues with the announcement of the Port of Seattle shutting down due to ILWU refusing to dispatch labor to work at the container terminals.
Shipping containers in the Port of Seattle.
Fears continue to grow over the shutdown of West Coast ports as labor relations negotiations stall and ports are shut down.
The labor strife continues with the announcement of the Port of Seattle shutting down due to ILWU refusing to dispatch labor to work at the container terminals.