Port truck drivers struck four major drayage firms serving the nation's largest port complex at the twin ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, site of a crippling slowdown in early 2015.
On Monday, April 27, 2015, port truck drivers serving the nation's largest port complex began a strike of four major drayage firms serving the twin ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, where a crippling slowdown in early 2015 sent shock waves through the U.S. economy.
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union and West Coat port operators reached a settlement on Saturday, ending the dock strike that had jammed up inbound and outbound shipping and trains feeding the docks for months.
The White House will send Labor Secretary Thomas Perez to attempt to media the long running West Coast dispute between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and port operators.
West Coast ports were closed two weekends in a row in a management lockout following months of negotiating over a union contract with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. Furniture makers like Flexsteel say it is affecting business.