The 1,400 workers at Hamilton, Ontario, railcar manufacturer National Steel Car (NSC) launched a strike at 12:01 a.m. Thursday after voting to reject the company’s provocative “best and final offer.”
In interviews and comments with the WSWS, dockworkers expressed anger of the proposed tentative agreement and denounced the invovlement of the Biden adminstration.
The Port of Los Angeles sought to downplay reports of disruptions in its monthly update saying operations are mostly normal and while experiencing spo.
Concern is growing over a potential back-up of vessels on the US West Coast as labour continues its slowdown at cargo terminals represented by the PMA.