Day: January 6, 2015

Federal mediator to help West Coast ports contract dispute

Jan 6, 2015

From the Associated Press: A federal mediator is getting involved in stalled contract talks between West Coast dockworkers and their employers. Political and financial pressure has been building as each side blamed the other for...

Chassis maintenance and repair a main culprit of ILWU-PMA impasse

Jan 6, 2015

Excerpts from the Journal of Commerce: Contract negotiations resumed Monday between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association after the holiday recess, but it appears that no...