Industry group accuses union of a ‘concerted action to withhold labor’ as dockworkers’ absences stretch into a second day, while the possibility of more automation stirs worker anxieties
A person works on a ferry boat near shipping containers stacked on a container ship at the Port of Los Angeles on Feb. 7 in Los Angeles.
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Terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach remained effectively closed Friday after an absence of dockworkers at both key U.S. import hubs, raising concerns of renewed tangles in the nation’s distribution network that could lead to shipping delays and bigger disruptions to the economy.
Dockworkers stopped showing up Thursday night following months of contract negotiations between the union representing the longshoreman and the terminals’ operators. The Pacific Maritime Association, the group representing terminal…
