Monday, February 16, 2015

Labor secretary to press 2 sides in West Coast port dispute



Labor secretary to press 2 sides in West Coast port dispute
Container ships wait at the dock to be unloaded at the Port of Oakland Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. Companies that operate marine terminals didn't call workers to unload ships Thursday that carry car parts, furniture, clothing, electronics, just about anything made in Asia and destined for U.S. consumers. The partial lockout is the result of an increasingly damaging labor dispute between dockworkers and their employers. The two sides have been negotiating a new contract, and stalled talks have all but paralyzed 29 ports that handle about one-quarter of U.S. international trade, around $1 trillion worth of cargo annually. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) The Associated Press
By Associated Press1:24 p.m.Feb. 14, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Barack Obama is sending his labor secretary to California to meet with both sides in a contract dispute that has affected the flow of goods from Asia into West Coast ports.

A White House spokesman, Eric Schultz, said the president is getting Secretary Tom Perez involved because of concerns about the economic consequences of further delays.

Perez's mission is to meet with the parties and press them to quickly settle their differences at the negotiating table.

The waters off Los Angeles, Oakland and Washington state's Puget Sound have become parking lots for dozens of ships awaiting space at the docks.

Employers are locking out dockworkers who man the cranes that lift cargo on and off ships, saying they have slowed work as a bargaining tactic.

The union denies that.

International Longshoremen's Association
Turner Pollard Strategies, LLC is the lobby firm for the International Longshoremen's Association, the Exxon Mobil Corp., the General Dynamics Corporation, and was the lobby firm for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

Note: Henrietta Holsman Fore is a director at the Exxon Mobil Corp., and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Andrew L. Stern was the president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and is a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), is a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
James S. Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
James M. Beggs was the EVP for the General Dynamics Corporation, and the under secretary for the U.S. Department of Transportation.
J. Christopher Reyes was a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Kathleen L. Brown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the California state government governor Jerry Brown’s sister, and was the California state government treasurer.
Jerry Brown is Kathleen L. Brown’s brother, the California state government governor, and was the mayor of Oakland (CA).
Penny S. Pritzker is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and the secretary for the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Gary F. Locke was the secretary at the U.S. Department of Commerce for the Barack Obama administration, and the Washington state government governor.
R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.                    
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Kathryn B. Thomson was a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, is the general counsel for the U.S. Department of Transportation, and married to Christopher P. Lu.
Christopher P. Lu was a litigation associate at Sidley Austin LLP, Barack Obama’s legislative director, is married to Kathryn B. Thomson, and the deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor.
Ann McLaughlin Korologos was the secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor, and the chair emeritus for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Naomi A. Walker was the associate deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor, and the deputy director of government affairs for the AFL-CIO.
George Meany was the president of the AFL-CIO, and the president of the American Federation of Labor.
American Federation of Labor
Affiliated unions and brotherhoods
Longshoremen's Association, International
Seamen's International Union of America














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