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Pacific Maritime Association
Collective bargaining
ILWU reaches tentative contract agreement at West Coast ports
The six-year agreement, if ratified by union members, would cover more than 22,000 longshore workers across 29 ports.
Collective bargaining
ILWU: No strike imminent at West Coast ports
The International Longshore & Warehouse Union and West Coast ports say they’re focused on negotiating, rather than escalating action.
Collective bargaining
ILWU rejects West Coast longshore contract extension
U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh met Nov. 30 in Los Angeles with ILWU and PMA and said he is available if the two sides reach an impasse.Â
Collective bargaining
Labor peace on West Coast docks will run through 2022
ILWU members have approved a 3-year contract extension.
Collective bargaining
West Coast ports remain open as ILWU continues negotiations for new deal
Key concerns include saving jobs in the era of robotics, and the Obamacare "Cadillac" tax
