Karen Robes Meeks

Long Beach Press-Telegram

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Reporter covering trade and transportation for the Long Beach Press-Telegram

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There’s a crisis at the nation’s West Coast ports. An ongoing dispute between longshoremen and shipping companies has led to a suspension of unloading cargo ships.

The Ports Are All Backed Up

There’s a crisis at the nation’s West Coast ports. An ongoing dispute between longshoremen and shipping companies has led to a suspension of unloading cargo ships.

from The Mixer

There’s a crisis at the nation’s West Coast ports. An ongoing dispute between longshoremen and shipping companies has led to a suspension of unloading cargo ships.

Crisis at the Ports

There’s a crisis at the nation’s West Coast ports. An ongoing dispute between longshoremen and shipping companies has led to a suspension of unloading cargo ships.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Negotiating teams on the side of longshoremen and management at the Ports of LA and Long Beach sat down this week for the first time in several weeks.

Mixer: Port Parties at the Negotiating Table

Negotiating teams on the side of longshoremen and management at the Ports of LA and Long Beach sat down this week for the first time in several weeks.

from The Mixer

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