Containers are shown staked-up at the Port of Long Beach as supply chain problem continue from Long Beach, California, U.S. November 22, 2021.
Members of the ILWU voted 75% in favor of approving the West Coast port worker agreement that will expire on July 1, 2028.
The union and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) employer group reached a tentative contract deal in June.
That ended 13 months of talks and eased worries that related West Coast port disruptions could hit the all-important retail holiday shipping season.
West Coast ports lost some business to U.S. rivals on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico as extended talks fueled uncertainty.
Persons:
Mike Blake, Willie Adams, Jim McKenna, Pratyush Thakur, Lisa Baertlein, Krishna Chandra Eluri, Sandra Maler
Organizations:
Port, REUTERS, dockworkers, Washington State, Warehouse Union, West, Los Angeles, Pacific Maritime Association, Thomson
Locations:
Port of Long Beach, Long Beach , California, U.S, California, Washington, Long, United States, West Coast, East Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Bengaluru, Los Angeles