California
Every major port along the West Coast, including those in Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Diego and San Francisco, was shut down for 24 hours Monday in a surprise job action by an international longshoremen’s union that demonstrated the labor organization’s muscle while costing millions of dollars.
Aug. 9, 1995
More than 500 local longshoremen will lose one day’s pay for a wildcat walkout this month that began with the attempted arrest of one dockworker and led to the brief closure of Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors.
Oct. 27, 1990
More than 500 local longshoremen will lose one day’s pay for a wildcat walkout this month that began with the attempted arrest of one dockworker and led to the closure of Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors.
Oct. 26, 1990
World & Nation
Union workers representing about 2,700 striking longshoreman picketed docks Friday in New Orleans and Mobile, Ala.
Oct. 11, 1986
A lawsuit accusing the longshoremen’s union of favoritism in registering members’ friends and relatives for dock work instead of experienced workers is the result of too many job seekers and too few jobs, a union leader said this week.
Nov. 14, 1985
Business
Thousands of job-seekers lined streets in three cities Friday morning, hoping to land jobs as longshoremen, some of the most coveted spots in the local labor market.
Aug. 9, 1997
The U.S.
April 18, 1991
About 400 would-be female dockworkers gathered Friday at the longshoremen’s union hall in Wilmington, a place where Lady Luck traditionally has not been much of a sister to women.
June 23, 1990