Los Angeles Ports Closed Due to Workers Walking Off Job

Cargo ships await unloading off the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on Oct. 27, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Longshore workers who walked off their jobs, leading to closures of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach since April 6, were not on strike, according to a union representative.

Many speculated whether the walkout was tied to ongoing labor talks that started in May 2022 between a union of West Coast dockworkers and a group representing maritime shippers in the region.