News / TPM22: Importers plea for early west coast labour contract talks, as uncertainty bites

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By Ian Putzger, Americas correspondent, and Nick Savvides in Long Beach

02/03/2022

US importers are getting antsy over the looming contract negotiations at west coast ports.

In a letter to the heads of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), the chief of the National Retail Federation (NRF) urged both sides to commence ...

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