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West Coast Port Parties Reach Agreement
After a prolonged period of negotiations, the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International…
West Coast Port Congestion Could Cost Retailers $36.9B in the Next Two Years
The nation may be growing weary of West Coast Port condition updates sans solutions, but the two negotiating…
AAFA Calls For Immediate End to West Coast Ports Dispute
The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) declared its support for the swift resolution to…
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Pacific Maritime Association Makes “All-In” Offer to End West Coast Port Talks
West Coast port contract talks continue to lag, but the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), which represents…
West Coast Port Operations Approach Gridlock
Eight months after coast-wide contract talks began and one week after a federal mediator agreed to step in…
Federal Mediator to Help Settle West Coast Port Contract Conflict
A federal mediator has agreed to step in to help settle the now nearly nine-month long labor contract talks…
West Coast Port Congestion Reaches “Breaking Point”
The perpetual port problem on the West Coast has now caused terminal congestion to reach what the Pacific…
PMA Seeks Federal Mediation as West Coast Port Negotiations Drag On
After what has now amounted to seven months of ongoing talks and resulting slowdowns and port disruptions…
What Peak Season Port Disruptions Really Mean for Holiday
Instead of the standard two-day Thanksgiving break, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)…
Orchestrated Slowdowns Spread to More West Coast Ports
An already difficult situation at West Coast ports has gotten worse as the International Longshore and…
West Coast Port Conditions Set to Worsen as Union Initiates Orchestrated Slowdowns
Slow is about to get slower and delays could progress further at West Coast Ports as the dockworkers'…
Los Angeles Port Congestion Threatens Retailers’ Holiday Shipments
Cargo congestion at West Coast ports Los Angeles and Long Beach could stand to set retailers back in terms of…
PMA, ILWU Reach Tentative Agreement on West Coast Port Contract Talks
West Coast Port contract talks have carried on since May, but the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the…
West Coast Port Talks on Hold Again
Negotiations surrounding a new labor contract for West Coast port dockworkers have plodded on, but the talks…
West Coast Port Talks on 3-Day Hiatus
No new labor contract for West Coast Port dockworkers has yet been finalized, but the negotiations that…