Clerical Workers Strike At POLA

I have not heard too much about this in the news until today, but evidently clerical workers at the Port of Los Angeles have been striking since their contract expired July 1st.

Here is the story.

Striking clerical workers at the nation's busiest port complex expanded their walkout to a fifth terminal Friday, temporarily shutting down loading and unloading operations when dockworkers at the facility refused to cross the
picket line.

The disruption ended after an arbitrator ruled the clerks' union had bargained in bad faith and ordered the longshoremen back to work, said Stephen Berry, who represents 14 shipping companies at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach negotiating new contracts with the union.

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The strike, which began when the clerks' contract expired July 1, appears to have
caused no significant disruptions in shipping. The clerical workers process paperwork for the shipment of cargo, but managers at the struck terminals have been handling the workload, Berry said.

The shippers want to use new computer programs giving customers access to shipping schedules, a move that the union has said would endanger jobs. The union is seeking contract provisions against outsourcing.