goody Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Well 2 days and a wake before I get to get off the boat. Only to find out my KK and also my table are being kidnapped by the clerical workers for the Port of Los Angeles. hopefully this strike doesnt last to long, and right before Christmas. All the planning that has been put into this and preperation now this. Hell I could go out buy some kobe beef and it would still not satisfy my gratification, until I can actually cook on the KK grill which I had purchased. And I am just venting, I hope you all understand the frustration me and my wife are going through.. Let alone Dennis, Dont worry Dennis your not alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goody Posted December 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Re: Shanghi in Los Angeles Port Bill Mongelluzzo, Associate Editor | Dec 3, 2011 7:07PM GMT The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story Ports/Terminals | Labor | United States Ruling says dock workers can't honor picket lines of clerical workers The waterfront arbitrator in Southern California ordered longshoremen back to work over the weekend, ruling they could not honor picket lines established by striking office clerical workers at marine terminals in Los Angeles-Long Beach. Members of the Office Clerical Union of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 have been working without a contract since June 2010. Negotiations broke down last week, and the OCU placed pickets at the Yusen terminal and three terminals operated by Ports America. Although the 580-member OCU is affiliated with the larger ILWU, the office workers have a separate contract and their own officers who handle contract negotiations. When the officer workers began picketing the terminals shortly before noon on Friday, dock workers left their jobs. The Pacific Maritime Association, which represents the terminal operators, asked the area arbitrator to rule on the validity of the pickets. The arbitrator, appointed jointly by the PMA and ILWU, ruled the OCU demonstrators did not constitute a “bona fide†picket line, said Stephen Berry, the attorney who represents the employers negotiating with the OCU. The decision to order the dock workers back to their jobs at the end of the day shift on Friday is a blow to the OCU negotiators. The OCU would have achieved extra leverage in their contract negotiations if cargo-handling longshoremen were allowed to honor the picket lines. The OCU last year attempted a similar job action and the arbitrator at that time also ruled the picket line the OCU established was not legitimate. Bottom line looks like I just might receive my KK hopefully soon. Dennis if your reading this I hope it is good news. Kind Regards Captain Greg & Kathy Goodwin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primeats Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Re: Shanghi in Los Angeles Port Sounds like you may be up and running in no time! Congrats on joining the family Cap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goody Posted December 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Re: Shanghi in Los Angeles Port Sounds like you may be up and running in no time! Congrats on joining the family Cap! Thanks for the words of encouragement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcnich Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Re: Shanghi in Los Angeles Port Hope you live on the west coast, you will get it quicker!!! Welcome aboard Captain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
