L.A. Harbor Pilots Expected to Strike Today; Safety Issue Cited
The Los Angeles Harbor pilots, whose job it is to steer huge cargo ships in and out of the Port of Los Angeles, have announced that they are going on strike early today over what they say are unsafe working conditions at the port.
“The strike is in protest of unfair labor practices,” said Wallace Knox, the lawyer representing the 14-member pilots’ union. “The harbor is unilaterally imposing a wide range of emergency and poorly thought-out measures to deal with the pilot crunch.”
Knox said the strike was called after a vote late Friday and was scheduled to begin at 4:30 a.m.
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