West Coast Dockworkers Extend Talks Past Contract Expiration (1)

The union representing about 22,000 West Coast dockworkers and their employers will continue negotiations for a new labor contract past the July 1 expiration of their current pact and said the ports -- among them the US’s busiest -- will keep functioning.

“While there will be no contract extension, cargo will keep moving, and normal operations will continue at the ports until an agreement can be reached between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union,” the parties said in a joint statement Friday.

The ILWU and the more than 70 employers represented by the PMA started ...