# West Coast Dockworker Labor Talks Strained Over Lunch-Break Spat - Bloomberg

> Negotiations over a new West Coast dockworker contract are under strain after employers said a failure to stagger lunch breaks disrupted operations at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports since Wednesday. The dispute centers on the labor contract talks.

- Date: 2023-03-20 · published 2023-03-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36879-west-coast-dockworker-labor-talks-strained-over-lunch-break-spat-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Operational slowdowns at Los Angeles and Long Beach can delay US agricultural exports and raise ocean freight costs, a modest upward pressure on export basis and freight.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-20/west-coast-labor-talks-strain-as-meal-break-spat-raises-tensions

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