In what is probably the most significant development to emerge from more than two years of negotiation between office clerical workers and waterfront employers in Los Angeles-Long Beach, the parties issued a statement Thursday indicating they wish to avoid a strike or lockout.
John Fageaux, lead negotiator for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office Clerical Unit, and Stephen Berry, lead negotiator for the 14 shipping lines and terminal operators, issued a joint statement.