Coverage dated April 6, 2023 to April 7, 2023

California ports shut down amid labor shortage

Headline from KYMA Yuma

A worker shortage Friday has effectively shut down the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, the largest gateway for maritime trade in the U.S.

KYMA Yuma's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

10 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Labor Shortage Closes Ports of LA and Long Beach for Second Day (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    A worker shortage at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continued Friday, marking a second day of closures for the country’s largest gateway for maritime trade.

  2. New York Post

    West Coast workers blamed for shutdown LA and Long Beach ports (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Union workers at the ports have been on the job without an employment contract since the previous agreement expired on July 1, 2022.

  3. Courthouse News Service

    Labor unrest shuts down container terminals at LA and Long Beach ports (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The two largest container ports in the U.S. were mostly closed Friday as union workers didn't show up for their shifts.

  4. KYMA Yuma

    California ports shut down amid labor shortage (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    A worker shortage Friday has effectively shut down the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, the largest gateway for maritime trade in the U.S.

  5. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    LA, Long Beach ports close because of worker shortage during contract talks (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    Many union workers at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports stayed home Thursday and Friday, leading to a shutdown of operations.

  6. Times Of San Diego

    Worker Shortage Closes Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Amid Labor Dispute (opens Times Of San Diego)

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    Times Of San Diego's feed description

    A shortage of West Coast port workers has forced the busiest U.S. ocean trade gateway to shut on Friday, after months of strained labor negotiations between the dock workers union and their employers.

  7. Foxla

    Ports of LA, Long Beach up and running again following worker shortage (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach were back in operation Saturday after a worker shortage shut down the country's largest port complex for parts of two days.

  8. Foxla

    Ports of LA, Long Beach closes for 2nd day amid labor shortage (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are closed for another day as they deal with worker shortages.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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