Labor Dispute Criticized For Slowing West Coast Port Traffic

By Nathan Rott

Published November 10, 2014 at 7:34 AM CST

At odds are Pacific dockworkers and shipping companies. For months they've been trying to work out a new labor agreement. And now, shippers are accusing dockworkers of deliberately slowing their work.

Nathan Rott

Nathan Rott is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk, where he focuses on environment issues and the American West.

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