Ports of LA/LB, watchmen extend contract through 20 November as negotiations continue

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The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and ILWU Local 26 have extended their contract through 20 November as negotiations continue. The extension is intended to help avert a work stoppage involving roughly 250 port watchmen.

Negotiations continue amid an effort to avoid a work stoppage at the West Coast ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach (LA/LB), and the union and the ports have agreed to extend their contract through 20 November. International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 26, the union representing about 250 port watchmen at the ports ...