News / Peace breaks out as new affinity grows between ports and unions on US west coast

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Labour relations on the US west coast appear to have entered a new era of cooperation between management and unions, according to speakers at last week’s Transpacific Maritime (TPM) conference in Long Beach.

The considerable fury of shippers who blamed the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union (ILWU) for the crippling port congestion that impeded much of the country’s container supply chains, has largely dissipated –  particularly where unions have been put in a position where they can explain themselves to shippers.

Chris Lyttle, ...