Los Angeles, Long Beach Ports Reopen After Strike
Striking clerical workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are back at work this morning, after they agreed to a new contract with terminal operators last night. The eight-day strike crippled the nation's busiest ports
Striking clerical workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are back at work this morning, after they agreed to a new contract with terminal operators last night. The eight-day strike crippled the nation's busiest ports.
Only about 600 clerical workers were on strike, but when other International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers refused to cross picket lines, it shut down 10 of the 14 shipping container terminals at the two ports.
A deal was struck Tuesday after a federal mediator got involved.
The Port of Long Beach estimates $650 million in trade has been idled each day of the strike.
"The retail community is pleased to see a settlement of the strike," said National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew Shay.
"Our attention now shifts to the East and Gulf Coast ports, where federal mediators have been locked in prolonged discussions with labor and management for the past two months.
"We urge the parties to reach a final agreement before their contract extension ends at the end of December. Retailers, manufacturers and the rest of the business community cannot afford another shutdown."
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