The 22,000 West Coast dock workers who load and unload most of the region’s cargo ships are not likely to reach an agreement with their employers by July 1— the expiration date for their current contract.
The likelihood of federal intervention from the Biden administration undermines the possibility that the dockworkers, represented by the International Longshore Warehouse Union , will strike.
Friction between the ILWU and the Pacific Maritime Association is nothing new. In 2015, the suspension of port operations from Bellingham to San Diego over contract disputes forced federal intervention from the Obama administration. Earlier in June, the ILWU and PMA met with President Biden aboard the Battleship U.S.S. Iowa in California.
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