PACIFIC MARITIME ASSOCIATION BLAMES LONGSHORE WORKERS UNION FOR STALLED CONTRACT TALKS, WEEKEND WORK STOPPAGE

"In the meantime, shippers have ramped up pressure on the union, both on the docks and in the press. PMA companies suspended operations over the weekend, grinding activity at some of the nation’s busiest ports to a halt. They claimed it was in response to a prior union-induced slowdown."

"No matter who’s at fault, it’s clear the dispute is starting to have an economic impact."