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Shippers surprised by LA/Long Beach dock strike

Regulatory/Transport

Tuesday, December 04, 2012

A half-dozen large shippers polled on a not-for-attribution basis by American Shipper this week said they were surprised by how quickly the breakdown in contract talks between clerical workers who work at terminals and steamship agencies in Southern California developed into a strike that has shut down 10 of the 14 container terminals in the ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach. Clerks, who work for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office Clerical Unit, ...

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