Economy
December 30, 2014
PMA/ILWU Negotiations Entering 8th Month
Written by Sandy Williams
Negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association are entering their eighth month. Rhetoric between the two parties has heated up in the past few weeks with the PMA blaming the ILWU for the slowdowns and congestion at the Western ports and the ILWU blaming the carriers and accusing PMA member companies of “working behind the scenes to trigger labor disputes in order to cut labor costs and consolidate more control over workers on the docks.”
On Dec. 22 the PMA asked the federal government to mediate the negotiations.
