Port officials say 'resuming cargo operations at America’s busiest port complex is critical to maintaining confidence of our customers and supply chain stakeholders.'
If you're enjoying this article, you'll love my daily morning newsletter, How To LA. Every weekday, you'll get fresh, community-driven stories that catch you up with our independent local news.The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach were effectively shut down today because of worker shortages. The lack of activity at the ports — typically some of the busiest in the world — comes as contract negotiations have been underway for months.
Shipping operators say the shutdown is because of a work stoppage by union dockworkers — but the union disputes that claim. The Pacific Maritime Association put out a statement Friday morning saying that the ports had been effectively shut down after the International Longshore and Warehouse, Local 13 union took a"concerted action to withhold labor" at the ports Thursday night and Friday morning — leading to widespread worker shortages.
According to the PMA, the lack of workers Thursday night meant"a majority of the jobs for last night’s shift went unfilled, including all jobs for cargo-handling equipment operators needed to load and unload cargo."
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