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Tag: west coast labor negotiations
Keith Good: West Coast ‘lords of the docks’ Control Port Shipping. It’s Bad, Really. Feb 19, 2015
Tim Logan and Andrew Khouri reported on the front page of Wednesday’s Los Angeles Times that, “The dispute that has snarled West Coast shipping revolves around a rarity in American business […]
Farm Exports Hurt: West Coast Ports and Canadian Rail Labor Disputes Worsen – DTN Feb 17, 2015
Talks between West Coast dock workers and employers have stalled and the White House will be sending U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez to referee the disagreement. However, some industry watchers […]
Pacific Port Disputes Costing Businesses Money, Customers – DTN Feb 9, 2015
In an effort to end the nine-month-long contract dispute with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) announced Feb. 4 that they had made an […]
U.S. Grain Transportation: Total Inspections Fall but Wheat Rebounds Jan 8, 2015
For the week ending January 1, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat, soybeans) from all major export regions reached 2.2 million metric tons (mmt), down 6 percent from the past […]
