Deal Affecting Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Requires Approval of ILWU Rank and File
Above: Free Harbor Jubilee. Los Angeles and San Pedro. 1899. Library of Congress.
Only yesterday, we read that federal mediators were being called in to assist in settlement negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Workers (ILWU) Local 63 and management. The costly strike has disrupted cargo traffic at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. In fact, this morning we heard a person on NPR describing an aerial photograph of the scene as resembling the Normandy invasion!
Today the Los Angeles Times reports a tentative settlement has been reached, subject to ratification by union members. And that is good news.
Did the federal mediators make the difference? Dan Whitecomb and Steve Gorman report on December 5 in the LA Times: “Federal mediators called in to join negotiations at the mayor's behest earlier in the day showed up just as the settlement was being reached.”
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