Economy
February 21, 2015
ILWU/PMA Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
Written by Sandy Williams
The PMA and ILWU released a joint statement Friday evening that a tentative agreement has been reached on a new five year contract covering port workers on the West Coast. After nine months of trading blame for slowdowns and congestion at the ports, the White House sent Labor Secretary Tom Perez to hammer out an agreement.
Perez said the ILWU and PMA reached a tentative agreement after a threat to bring negotiations to Washington.
