Port Workers Strike in Support of EAA

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In a show of union solidarity, members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union at the Port of Los Angles joined the strike of the Los Angeles’ Engineers and Architects Association and shut down the port for about four hours this morning.


The 7 a.m. strike ended when the Pacific Maritime Association, which represents terminal operators as well as shipping and stevedoring companies, called in an arbitrator who ruled the longshoremen were not allowed to strike in support of the engineers and architects, said Jim McKenna, a spokesman for the maritime association.


Theresa Adams-Lopez, a spokeswoman for the port, said that the effect of the work stoppage should be minimal due to the fact that the new PierPASS program allows shipping companies to get discounted rates to move cargo during the night shift.


“This is something they should be able to recover from,” she said.


In July, the port handled more than 400,000 20-foot-equivalent containers, a record number.


The city’s engineers and architects went on strike over a pay dispute with the administration of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. The two-day strike is scheduled to continue tomorrow. A mayor spokesman said that that strike caused “no major disruptions whatsoever.”

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