WEST COAST LABOUR DISPUTE DEAL STRUCK – BUT DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO AMERICAN METAL SECTOR
March 9th, 2015
A recent breakthrough in negotiations means there is a likely end of troubles experienced by many non-ferrous metal importers and exporters and their supply chains during the ongoing USA west coast ports labour dispute. But what happens now? Just how badly has the industry been affected and how swiftly can it recover should normal port service be resumed? The federally brokered tentative agreement announced on February 20 between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) - on a new five-year contract that ...
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