BLOOMBERG: Shippers hint that work stoppage at five largest ports is possible.
BLOOMBERG: Shippers hint that work stoppage at five largest ports is possible.
“The PMA has a sense of urgency to resolve these contract talks and get our ports moving again,” association spokesman Steve Getzug said in the statement. “Unfortunately, it appears the union’s motivation is to continue slowdowns in an attempt to gain leverage in the bargaining.”
The shippers’ association has been in negotiations with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union since May. A federal mediator agreed Jan. 6 to intervene in the talks.
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