International Longshore and Warehouse Union office clerical workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach broke off negotiations with 14 marine terminals and shipping line employers, opening up the possibility of a labor action.
Negotiations between the Office Clerical Unit of ILWU Local 63 and 14 individual employers have been underway since April 2010. The contract expired in June 2010 and the 580-member OCU union has been working without a contract since then.