West Coast Ports Face Several Months' Backlog
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Dow Jones & Company, Inc] By Laura Stevens - February 23, 2015
West Coast ports are finally working at full speed again—for the most part— but it will likely take months for the backlog to clear, port officials and logistics experts said.
Full operations resumed at West Coast ports Saturday evening, after the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association, which represents employers, came to a tentative agreement on a new five-year labor contract late Friday. The contract still must be ratified by members.
Not everything went smoothly. Workers at the Port of Oakland on Sunday took their breaks together, and employers...
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