Labor Negotiations Begin Between West Coast Port Workers, Pacific Maritime Association Amid Historic Supply Chain Disruptions

Los Angeles CA

10 May, 2022

1:47 PM

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CBS Los Angeles May 10, 2022 Labor negotiations begin today between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. The contract talks, which start Tuesday, take place in San Francisco on behalf of 22,000 dockworkers at 29 West Coast ports, including the nation's two busiest ports — the Port of LA and the Port of Long Beach. The ILWU's current bargaining agreement expires on July 1. The negotiations will be especially delicate this year because the U.S. continues to experience historic supply chain disruptions from the pandemic, along with extraordinary cargo volume from pent-up demand. During the last labor negotiations in 2002, the PMA locked out dockworkers at ports from San Diego to Seattle for 10 days, accusing them of taking part of a slowdown that amounted to a strike in all but name. Please click https://www.cbsnews.com/losang... for more on the story including a video report. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.