Cargo-handling and gate operations in Los Angeles-Long Beach were back to normal this afternoon after a waterfront arbitrator ordered longshoremen not to honor picket lines established by striking truck drivers. However, while the marine terminals are expected to continue working smoo

International Longshore and Warehouse Union longshoremen in Southern California walked off their jobs about 9 a.m. at Evergreen and APL terminals in the Port of Los Angeles today. Teamsters protesters were picketing in the harbor area. The Pacific Maritime Association immediately call

Why is there concern about possible disruption at U.S. West Coast ports? Negotiations for new longshore labor agreements on the West Coast, indeed at ports generally, are when the risk of disruption is at its highest. West Coast lngshoremen have in the past sought to apply pressure on

US Customs issues guidelines for West Coast diversions Less than a week remains until the current contract between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association expires. Negotiations between the two have never been free of some sort of disruption

Cargo interests, shipping lines and railroads have done all they can to prepare for the July 1 expiration of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union contract. The trade community is now looking to the negotiations in San Francisco to see if an agreement will be reached without