Los Angeles / Long Beach Harbor Employers Association

Press Releases

LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Wed, Feb 20th, 2013

LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

February 20, 2013

OCU Bargaining Units Ratify Ports Agreements with Harbor Employers



LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Thu, Feb 7th, 2013

LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

February 7, 2013



LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Wed, Dec 5th, 2012

LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

December 5, 2012

Employers Reach Agreement with OCU; Ports Back to Work

Harbor Employers Express Appreciation for Leadership of Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa



LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Tue, Dec 4th, 2012


LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

December 4, 2012

Employers Reach Agreement with OCU



LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Sun, Dec 2nd, 2012


LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

December 2, 2012

Employers' Latest Proposals Offer Additional Concessions to Get Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports Working Again


Clerks' refusal to drop pickets and end their strike threatens to keep hundreds of thousands of workers off the job and cargo idle into a second week



LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Sat, Dec 1st, 2012


LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

December 1, 2012

 
Talks Continue as Impacts from Port Strike Expand


Number of idle ships, workers growing; further threatening local and national economic recovery and putting good-paying jobs at risk



LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Fri, Nov 30th, 2012


LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

November 30, 2012

Talks Resume, but OCU's Strike Continues as Negative Impact Spreads throughout Region


Port Shutdown Wreaking Havoc on Harbor Community and Threatens Severe Damage to National Economy



LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Thu, Nov 29th, 2012


LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

November 29, 2012

Employers Renew Their Offer of Mediation to Reach Agreement


With their Port Strike, 600 Clerks Earning $165,000 Annual Compensation Packages Put Thousands of Jobs and the National Economy at Further Risk



LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Wed, Nov 28th, 2012


LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

November 28, 2012

OCU Continues Irresponsible Actions, Creates Chaos and Uncertainty by Widening Strike and Shutting Down Operations at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach



LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Tue, Nov 27th, 2012


LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

November 27, 2012

Area Arbitrator Declares that OCU Picket Lines Are Not Bona Fide and Directs ILWU Longshore Locals to Return to Work; Longshore Locals Disregard Arbitrator's Order and Refuse to Work



LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Tue, Nov 27th, 2012


LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

November 27, 2012

OCU Again Initiates a Work Stoppage in Support of Unreasonable "Featherbedding" Demands; Rejects Employers' Offers for Fair Contracts



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Tue, Nov 20th, 2012

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

November 20, 2012



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Mon, Oct 22nd, 2012


LOS ANGELES / LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

October 22, 2012



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Mon, Oct 8th, 2012


LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

October 8, 2012



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Thu, Sep 6th, 2012

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

September 6, 2012



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Wed, Aug 22nd, 2012

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

August 22, 2012



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Thu, Aug 2nd, 2012


LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

August 2, 2012




LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Tue, Jul 31st, 2012


LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

July 31, 2012




LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Fri, Jun 22nd, 2012

 LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

Summary of June 22, 2012, New "Option C" Proposal for Office Clerk Supplement to
ILWU-PMA Marine Clerks' Contract

 



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Thu, May 31st, 2012

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

May 31, 2012



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Tue, May 1st, 2012

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

May 1, 2012



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Thu, Apr 12th, 2012

  Los Angeles/Long Beach Waterfront Labor Negotiations Update

 Arbitrator's Decision Sets Uncertain Course for Smooth Operations Again at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

April 12, 2012



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Sat, Dec 3rd, 2011

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
December 3, 2011



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Fri, Dec 2nd, 2011

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
December 2, 2011

OCU Clerks Pull Out of Labor Talks, Put Up Pickets at LA/LB Ports




Summary of Employers' November 7, 2011, Complete Counterproposal for New Collective Bargaining Agreements with the OCU
Date: Fri, Dec 2nd, 2011

Summary of Employers' November 7, 2011
Complete Counterproposal for New Collective Bargaining Agreements with the OCU



Summary of Employers' Coordinated October 24, 2011, Proposal for New Collective Bargaining Agreements with the OCU
Date: Fri, Dec 2nd, 2011

Summary of Employers' Coordinated October 24, 2011
Proposal for New Collective Bargaining Agreements with the OCU



Summary of Employers' Coordinated June 7, 2011, Proposal to Create a Supplement to the ILWU-PMA Contract to Merge the OCU into the ILWU Marine Clerks
Date: Fri, Dec 2nd, 2011

Summary of Employers' Coordinated June 7, 2011
Proposal to Create a Supplement to the ILWU-PMA Contract to Merge the OCU into the ILWU Marine Clerks



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LA BOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Mon, Sep 12th, 2011

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

September 12, 2011



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Thu, Jul 14th, 2011

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

July 14, 2011



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Fri, Jul 1st, 2011

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS

July 1, 2011



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Thu, Jun 2nd, 2011

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS
June 2, 2011



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Mon, May 23rd, 2011

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

May 23, 2011



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Fri, Apr 29th, 2011

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
April 29, 2011



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Thu, Apr 21st, 2011

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

April 21, 2011



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Mon, Apr 11th, 2011

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

April 11, 2011



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Mon, Mar 14th, 2011

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

March 14, 2011



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Tue, Feb 22nd, 2011

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

February 22, 2011



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Fri, Feb 4th, 2011

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

February 4, 2011



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Fri, Jan 21st, 2011

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

January 21, 2001



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Tue, Nov 16th, 2010

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

NOVEMBER 16, 2010



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Thu, Sep 16th, 2010

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Thu, Aug 26th, 2010

                    No Meetings with Employers

as Workers Approach 60 Days Without a Contract



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Thu, Jul 22nd, 2010

  OCU All Get and No Give as Negotiations Stall

Clerical workers may have temporarily put down pickets after twice being told by arbitrators that the OCU has not bargained in good faith, but remain on strike at the negotiating table, refusing to agree to any of the employers' key demands

July 22, 2010



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Tue, Jul 17th, 2012

LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

July 17, 2010

 



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Tue, Jul 13th, 2010

Negotiations set to resume Wednesday

July 13, 2010



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Mon, Jul 12th, 2010

  OCU Drops Pickets, but Harbor Employers Remain Wary

OCU maintains unacceptable "featherbedding" demands despite employers' continuing offers of job security, work guarantees and pay, benefits increases

July 12, 2010



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Fri, Jul 9th, 2010

  Employers Condemn Reckless Escalation of Disruption at the Ports

OCU answers employers' sweetened offers of job security, pay, benefits and pension increases - and protections against layoffs - with new pickets, walkouts

July 9, 2010



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Wed, Jul 7th, 2010

Why is the OCU threatening to shut-down the ports?

July 7, 2010



LOS ANGELES/LONG BEACH WATERFRONT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
Date: Tue, Jul 6th, 2010

  Harbor Employers to OCU:  No outsourcing, no layoffs

Ports' office clerical workers would get job guarantees despite work shortage;

Receive pay, benefits increases on top of their current $165,000 annual compensation package

July 6, 2010