L.A. strikes.L.A. Strikes: The city's Engineers and Architects Association went on strike over a pay dispute with the administration of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. that temporarily spilled over to the Port of Los Angeles The Port of Los Angeles is located on San Pedro Bay in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, approximately 20 miles (30 km) south of downtown. Also called Los Angeles Harbor and WORLDPORT LA . The strike of the workers lasted two days, but the mayor's office said that it caused "no major disruptions whatsoever" and gave no indication that a renegotiation of its existing contract with the union would take place. The International Longshore long·shore adj. Occurring, living, or working along a seacoast. [Short for alongshore.] and Warehouse Union joined the strike shutting down the port for about four hours Tuesday morning. The Pacific Maritime Association The Pacific Maritime Association represents shipping companies and terminal operators. In a 2002 dispute with a longshoremen's union, 10,500 dockworkers were locked out because of an alleged slowdown. President George W. Bush is expected to invoke a cooling off period. , which represents terminal operators as well as shipping and stevedoring companies, called in an arbitrator who ruled the longshoremen were not allowed to strike in support of the engineers and architects. A spokesperson for the port said that the effect of the work stoppage was minimal. |
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