Strike at Twin Ports Ends – International Longshore and Warehousing Union (ILWU) workers returned to work on Wednesday after an 8-day strike at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The strike began in protest of the outsourcing and automation of jobs. Workers...
Strike Continues at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) clerical workers are on strike at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Seven terminals have been shut down at LA and six are closed at LB. Contract...
Strike at Port of Oakland – Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021 staged a 24-hour strike at the Oakland International Airport and the Port of Oakland on Monday and Tuesday this week. However, operations were only shut down at the Port of Oakland on...
EU, Latin American Countries End Banana Dispute – After a 20-year dispute, the European Union (EU), Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela and Peru have signed an agreement on banana import tariffs. Maximum...
Chile and Hong Kong sign FTA – Chile signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Hong Kong last month at the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Vladivostok, Russia. Chilean exports to Hong Kong could double as a result of the countries combined...
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