Dockworkers on the West Coast are slowing or stopping work in order to seek higher wages in union negotiations with their employers. The actions have impacted operations at ports in Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland and Hueneme in California, as well as Seattle and Tacoma in Washington State.
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Negotiations Going Slowly
Unionized dockworkers throttled cargo operations at several West Coast ports on June 5, extending job actions that have snarled imports at some of the country's biggest trade gateways.
The disruptions, which began June 1, are continuing as the dockworkers and their employers wrangle over a new multiyear labor contract that covers more than 29 ports from California to Washington State. The sides have been negotiating for more than a year and have reached tentative deals on benefits and on terms for the use of automation but have hit a roadblock on wages.
Acting Labor Secretary Working on Agreement
More than 22,000 dockworkers have been working without a contract since July 2022. Contract talks between the employers' Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and workers' International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) are in the final stretch, but frustrations are running high after more than a year at the negotiating table.
A source familiar with the talks said Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su is engaging with the parties.
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