Workers At Ports Of LA, Long Beach Resume Work Following 8-Day 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.
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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.
A longshoreman was killed Thursday when he was pinned beneath a fallen container on a ship at the Port of Long Beach.
Occupy activists have announced plans to shut down the Port of Long Beach on Monday in hopes that it will disrupt business for the "1%" whose business relies on the port.
A 26-year-old woman was severely injured after falling off the side of the Queen Mary at the Port Of Long Beach Monday night.
Hotel guests near the Port of Long Beach have been warned not to shower or drink tap water after an investigative report shows crude oil contamination in and around the harbor.
Officials continue to test the water in and around the Port of Long Beach to figure out the source of the contamination that has shut off water to nearby hotels for the past two days.
"The fuel was spilled by a tug boat that was transferring diesel to another vessel," Petty Officer Matthew Schofield said.
A statement Wednesday from U.S. Customs and Border Protection says sunglasses that have some design and logo similarities to Coach, Gucci and Armani shades were seized in the last two weeks at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
