A
strike that began at the Oakland, CA, port yesterday apparently spread to the
port in Long Beach, contacts said today.
"They
have basically closed all ports this afternoon in Long Beach," said one
California paper trader.
The
Southern California port action involved clerical workers, not longshoremen,
contacts said.
In
Northern California, a trader today said that a contact said that APM Terminals
Pier 400 "has been on strike" since yesterday and that "today
Yusen (Terminals), Evergreen, Hyundai California United Terminals, (and) China
Shipping ... have added to the list."
Also
at Oakland, on Nov. 20, Service Employees International union 200 workers
disrupted shipping at the port, local media reported.
