Alexander Acosta visits APM Terminals
APM Terminals Pier 400 Los Angeles hosted U.S. Secretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta today, as he toured the world’s largest proprietary container terminal, and met with leadership officials of the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union, (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) as his first official visit to an American port operation since being confirmed as a member of the Trump Cabinet in April this year. The Port of Los Angeles is America’s busiest container port, with traffic through the first seven months reflecting a 9.5% growth rate over last year’s port record of 8.8 million TEUs handled. Jim McKenna, CEO of the PMA and ILWU Vice President Ray Familathe addressed the group following welcoming remarks by APM Terminals Pier 400 Managing Director Steven Trombley…
US Port Srikes: Arbitrator Steps In
The ILWU Local 63 Marine Clerks Office Unit (“OCU”) remains on strike at terminals in the Ports of Los Angeles & Long Beach. ILWU long shore locals continue to honor the OCU pickets and operations are completely shut down in APM Terminals. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Director George H. "Based on a joint request from the parties, negotiations between the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union Office Clerical Workers and the Harbor Employers Association will be conducted under FMCS auspices. I and Deputy Director Scot L. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, created in 1947, is an independent U.S. government agency whose mission is to preserve and promote labor-management peace and cooperation.
FMCS Announces Schedule for Port Negotiations
FMCS Director Peter J. Hurtgen announced that he is resuming the joint bargaining sessions between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union on Thursday, October 24, 2002. Hurtgen and the mediation team met separately with the parties on October 16th and 17th and will perform fact-finding visits to the Long Beach and Oakland Ports on Monday, October 21 and Tuesday, October 22. Hurtgen stated that he has scheduled two days of negotiations for next week, but talks could be extended.
