Union Dockworkers Ratify Labor Contract for U.S. West Coast Ports
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Reuters] By Steve Gorman - May 26, 2015 -
Los Angeles, Union dockworkers at all 29 U.S. West Coast ports have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a contract agreement reached in February with shipping companies and terminal operators to end months of labor strife that snarled trans-Pacific trade.
Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union voted 82 percent in favor of the new five-year labor pact, which runs through June 2019, the union said in announcing the final tally of balloting that took place during the past month.
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