Dear SFBJV partners and habitat project managers, This is a reminder about the PLA (Project Labor Agreement) workshop for Measure AA on Thursday, March 29 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Elihu Harris State Building, 1515 Clay Street, Room 15, Oakland. If you nave not already done so and plan to […]
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Continue ReadingSan Francisco Business Times: With a federal deadline bearing down, shippers and dockworkers agree five-year contract — Officials at Port of Oakland say it may take two months to clear the cargo backlog and restore normal schedules
Continue ReadingFrom the San Francisco Business Times: Port of Oakland shuts down as labor contract stalls West Coast ports Friday February 6, 2015 by Sarah Aitchison San Francisco Business Times All 29 ports along the West Coast, including the Port of Oakland, will shut down over the weekend. The Pacific Maritime Association, which represents terminal operators at […]
Continue ReadingP R E S S R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Port of Oakland issues statement on West Coast labor impasse Oakland, Calif. – Feb. 4, 2015: The Port of Oakland issued the following statement this evening regarding the West Coast waterfront labor impasse: “The West Coast waterfront labor […]
Continue ReadingCongress to dockworkers, employers: Reach contract agreement soon Concerned that talks could lead to a potential shutdown at West Coast ports, more than 80 members of the U.S. Congress urged the groups representing 20,000 dockworkers and their employers to come to an agreement on a labor contract. by Karen Robes Meeks in the Long Beach […]
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