U.S. Mediators Join Stalled West Coast Port Labor Talks

Source: Bloomberg

By Anthony Palazzo

U.S. mediators agreed to join labor talks at West Coast ports, seeking to revive stalled negotiations between dockworkers and shipping firms.

The sides made a joint request for assistance, Allison Beck, acting director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, said in a statement.

Contract negotiations between shippers and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union, under way for months, have become more acrimonious in recent weeks, with dueling press releases amid delays and goods piling up at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

“We are prepared and ready to render prompt assistance,” Beck said in the statement.

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