# LA/Long Beach Ports Face Strike Risk as Security Workers' Contract Expires | Huaqiutong International Logistics

> A Chinese-language logistics site reports that about 250 ILWU Local 26 security workers at Los Angeles and Long Beach may strike when their contract extension expires. The contract expires at 5pm Pacific on Sunday, and negotiations are ongoing with no strike confirmed. The site advises shippers to plan pickups before the weekend.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T18:17:31.637Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31410-la-long-beach-ports-face-strike-risk-as-security-workers-contract-expires
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

A possible strike at terminals handling most of Long Beach's container cargo could disrupt US export shipments and raise freight costs.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- hqtexp.com: https://www.hqtexp.com/en/la-long-beach-port-strike-risk-oct2026/

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