Posted on 6:27 am, Thursday, February 26, 2015. Tags: international longshore and warehouse union, james mckenna, pacific maritime association, shipping
MEDIA RELEASE The Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have announced a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract covering workers at all 29 West Coast ports. The deal was reached with assistance from U.S. Secretary of Labor Tom Perez and Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Deputy Director Scot Beckenbaugh. The […]
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Posted on 7:52 pm, Thursday, February 5, 2015. Tags: international longshore and warehouse union, jim mckenna, pacific maritime association, sam slom, taft-hartley act
MEDIA RELEASE Sen. Sam Slom will express his concern about the West Coast shipping labor dispute Friday on the Senate floor, and will file a Senate resolution calling on President Obama to use his power under the Taft-Hartley Act to force the parties to return to normal work and negotiate. Negotiations between the Pacific Maritime […]
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