US west coast terminals forced to shut amid escalating labour actions
Terminals at key west coast ports, including Los Angeles and Oakland, suffered shutdowns and slowdowns Friday as dockworkers escalated their bid to extract higher wages from ocean carriers and terminal operators
Friday’s shutdown marks an escalatory step in the prolonged contract negotiations by the dockworkers union, who are demanding an economic package that ‘recognises the heroic efforts and personal sacrifices of the ILWU workforce that lifted the shipping industry to record profit’.
