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25. WEST COAST PORT EMPLOYERS TO CUT SHIFTS AMID LABOR DISPUTE

Sat Feb 7, 2015, 08:02 AM

Feb 2015

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Companies that handle billions of dollars of cargo at West Coast seaports said Friday they will hire far fewer workers this weekend, the latest escalation in a contract dispute with dockworkers that threatens to shut down a vital link in U.S.-Asia trade.

The association representing port terminal operators announced its members would not hire crane drivers to move containers on and off massive ocean-going ships. Instead, employers could order smaller crews to clear already-unloaded containers from congested dockside yards.

The announcement could foreshadow a full port shutdown as soon as Monday, or it could be a hardball bargaining tactic designed to force a contract after nine months of talks.

Congestion has been a huge issue at the West Coast's 29 ports, where containers are taking two to three times longer than usual to clear dockside yards on their way to distribution warehouses.

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