( ) -q-28- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “state through California.” The union for thousands of West Coast dockworkers has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. [CutID: <Cuts> DOCKWORKERS-DEAL-house-q-THUam.mp3 Time: 28s Title: DOCKWORKERS-DEAL-house-q-THUam Out-cue: state through California] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The dockworkers have been without a contract since last July. They were […]
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West Coast dockworkers, shippers reach tentative contract agreement
( ) -q-28- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “state through California.”
The union for thousands of West Coast dockworkers has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The dockworkers have been without a contract since last July. They were demanding higher wages, noting that shippers and terminal operators made record profits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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VERBATIM: The deal comes after more than a year of negotiations and several work disruptions that snarled shipping traffic at some of the largest ports. The dockworkers union has announced a tentative deal for a new six-year contract with the Pacific Maritime Association, a trade group for cargo carriers and terminal operators. If ratified, the agreement will affect 22,000 dockworkers at 29 ports from Washington state through California.