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30 October 2026

250 watchmen, one picket line and half of America’s busiest port complex

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Source reporting: The Loadstar

250 watchmen, one picket line and half of America’s busiest port complex

A threatened Sunday walkout at Los Angeles and Long Beach may be delayed until Wednesday. The real danger is the reach of a small union local, with 35,688 containers already waiting for rail service. It takes a special kind of labor dispute to put half a port complex at risk with a workforce smaller than the guest list at a medium-sized wedding. At Los Angeles and Long Beach, some 250 security ... The post 250 watchmen, one picket line and half of America’s busiest port complex appeared first on The Loadstar .

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