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Mar 4, 2015

AFTER STRIKE * USA: “So the interest of thousands” can no longer threaten the livelihood of millions

* California - NRF’s Shay: Port labor-management negotiation system must change

 -- Matthew Shay, president of the National Retail Federation on Monday called on Congress and the Obama administration to change how unionized port labor and waterfront employers negotiate agreements so “the interest of thousands” can no longer threaten the livelihood of millions... The months of U.S. West port congestion — exacerbated by tension between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and employers represented by the Pacific Maritime Association — have cost retailers sales and workers jobs, Shay said. Although the ILWU and PMA have a tentative contract, he warned that retailers would feel the pain from the drawn-out talks through the second quarter, because many wouldn’t get their spring inventory in time. Gap Inc. and Wal-Mart recently told investors that port delays threaten their ability to restock shelves with spring items... Shay didn’t outline how legislators should reform the what he called the antiquated port labor-management labor system, but a few potential ways are already apparent. First, labor and management could begin negotiations earlier. Another potential way to reshape the labor-management system is by placing longshore labor under the purview of the Railway Labor Act, the same legislation governing labor negotiations in the rail and airline industries... The National Labor Relations Act, which currently oversees labor tied to U.S.A. ports, doesn't have any protections to make sure both sides reach an agreement and don’t interrupt commerce, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum, a center-right policy institute, told JOC.com in December. But the RLA does have such protections, with the National Mediation Board claiming 99 percent of the rail and airline mediation cases it has conducted since 1980 have been completed without interruption...
(Photo: Port truck drivers' strike) - LONG BEACH, CAL, USA - JOC, by Mark Szakonyi -Mar 02, 2015

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