When was the LA port strike?

When was the LA port strike?

November 27, 2012
On November 27, 2012, about 70 clerical workers at the Port of Los Angeles, all OCU members, went on strike. The union members worked for APM Terminals, a company that operates Pier 400 at the port.

When was the West Coast port strike?

The 1934 West Coast Waterfront Strike (also known as the 1934 West Coast Longshoremen’s Strike, as well as a number of variations on these names) lasted eighty-three days, and began on May 9, 1934 when longshoremen in every US West Coast port walked out.

How much do longshoremen make?

Longshoremen overall earned an average hourly wage of $24.98 an hour. The bottom 10 percent of longshoremen made under $39,671 a year, and the top 10 percent made more than $134,653 annually.

Who died on Bloody Thursday?

On this Bloody Thursday (July 5, 1934) over a hundred people were wounded, and police bullets killed strikers Nicholas Bordoise and Howard Sperry.

How many ships are waiting at the port of Los Angeles?

A total of 46 freight ships are at anchor or in a drift area waiting to enter the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the Marine Exchange of Southern California, which operates the Vessel Traffic Service for those two ports, reported late Monday.

Is the port of Los Angeles on strike?

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced that a tentative agreement was reached Tuesday night to end the crippling 8-day strike at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Contract talks between striking clerical workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and shippers adjourned Saturday night.

Why was the port of Los Angeles shut down?

The move effectively shut down one of the seven main terminals at the port that accounts for 20% of all goods that come into the U.S. HAPPENING NOW: In a historic walk-off, #Teamsters and ILWU Local 63 members just shut down 1 of the 7 major terminals at the Port of Los Angeles in solidarity with striking port truck drivers.

Is there a truck driver strike in Los Angeles?

“Today is a new day at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Together with working people from across Southern California, we are saying with one voice that the days when port officials and trucking companies could trample on our rights without consequence are over — for good,” the International Brotherhood of Teamsters said in a statement.

Are there truck drivers at the port of Los Angeles?

Truck drivers organized under the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union staged limited actions and pickets this past week at the Port of Los Angeles to demand the rehiring of workers fired in December 2019 and an end to the classification of drivers as independent contractors instead of employees.