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LA, Long Beach Port Workers' Strike Expands By DAISY NGUYEN (AP) – Jul 9, 2010 LOS ANGELES — Striking clerical workers at the nation's busiest port complex expanded their walkout to a fifth terminal Friday, temporarily shutting down loading and unloading operations when dockworkers at the facility refused to cross the picket line. The disruption ended after an arbitrator ruled the clerks' union had bargained in bad faith and ordered the longshoremen back to work, said Stephen Berry, who represents 14 shipping companies at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach negotiating new contracts with the union. "They're obviously intent on shutting down the ports, To continue reading this article click here: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jhi38QaS9JAVo9mccVSyGxrWNXAD9GRNU380 Clerical Port Workers Expand Strike to 5th Terminal By Art Marroquin Staff Writer Posted: 07/09/2010 12:04:53 PM PDT Updated: 07/09/2010 05:49:20 PM PDT Unionized office workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach expanded their strike Friday morning to a fifth terminal, leading to a brief interruption in operations when longshore workers refused to cross the picket line. An arbitrator ordered the dockworkers back to work after ruling that the strike was "not bona fide" because the office clerical unit of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 had engaged in bad-faith bargaining with the group representing 14 shippers and terminal operators at the twin port complex. Terminal operations were back to normal later Friday, according to Stephen Berry, lead negotiator for the Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Employers Association. The arbitrator's ruling follows a similar decision reached July 1, To continue reading this article on the Contra Costa Times website, click here: http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_15478056 PortsideLabor aims to provide material of interest to people on the left that will help them to interpret the world and to change it. Submit material: email [log in to unmask] Frequently asked questions: portside.org/faq Subscribe: email [log in to unmask], subject 'portsidelabor subscribe' Unsubscribe: email [log in to unmask], subject 'portsidelabor unsubscribe' Account assistance: portside.org/contact Archives: http://lists.portside.org/cgi-bin/listserv/wa?A0=PORTSIDELABOR