Longshore Union Says Gridlock Thwarts Biden’s 24/7 Decree (1)

West Coast longshore workers have never been a timid bunch.

In 1934, they embarked on an 83-day strike that plunged San Francisco into a state of anarchy and crippled the regional economy. The workers prevailed, and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union has been a powerful force on the docks ever since.

This time, though, the union representing more than 20,000 workers who unload cargo at West Coast ports say they are squeezed in the middle of the U.S. supply chain meltdown, unable to meet demands by President Joe Biden to work 24 hours a day to unload massive container ...