California
Accused of failing to comply with a 15-year-old federal court order to hire more women, the powerful longshore workers union and a prominent shipping association have agreed to settle contempt of court charges by recruiting more female dockworkers in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Nov. 30, 1998
Business
The International Longshore & Warehouse Union is preparing to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy if a federal judge lets stand a $94-million jury award.
Jan. 28, 2020
For longies--as the longshoremen are known--it’s a memory that still burns: a July 5, 1934, clash between police and waterfront picketers in San Francisco that left two longshore workers dead and a hundred injured.
July 6, 2002
A $94-million jury award could push the powerful West Coast dockworkers union into bankruptcy.
Nov. 29, 2019
The Pacific Maritime Assn., which represents terminal operators and shipping companies at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, has formally proposed a three-year contract extension to the International Longshore and Warehouse Union.
April 28, 2017
Jan. 27, 2017
World & Nation
Labor: Foes tell U.S. judge that women and men are shortchanged in proposed settlement that would increase the number of female dockworkers at county ports.
Jan. 15, 1999
Labor: Ruling lets longshoremen raise concerns that proposal to boost hiring of women could lead to reverse discrimination.
Jan. 23, 1999
Sens. Boxer, Feinstein urge quick resolution in port labor talks
July 31, 2012
The spouses of two West Coast dockworkers and a doctor have sued a union health insurance plan for longshoremen, alleging millions of dollars in legitimate unpaid claims in the last two years.
March 5, 2015