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3 November 2026

Vote opens on controversial Port of LA workforce disclosure rules

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Vote opens on controversial Port of LA workforce disclosure rules

Californians head for the polls today to decide on Charter Amendment PRT – a package of changes affecting Los Angeles’s airports, harbour, and Department of Water and Power, including new workforce disclosure requirements for leases at the port. The measure would require applicants for certain new Harbor Department leases, extensions, and amendments, to provide information on their employment and economic impacts, to be assessed by the Board of Harbor Commissioners . The ... The post Vote opens on controversial Port of LA workforce disclosure rules appeared first on The Loadstar .

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