The union representing dock workers at 29 West Coast ports has reached a tentative labor contract after more than a year of negotiations, according to a joint statement published late Wednesday by the union and port managers.
If both parties ratify the agreement, they would end a bitter labor dispute that had temporarily shuttered some of North America’s most important ports of entry.
In a statement, International Longshore and Warehouse Union President Willie Adams declined to share the details publicly “until we have completed the ratification process.” Representatives of the Pacific Maritime Association, which represents port owners, did not respond to request for comment. But the subject of pay more recently became an unexpected sticking point, according to three people briefed on the negotiations who were not authorized to discuss the proceedings.
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