Labor

Port’s Briefs: LA See’s Best Cargo Year; LB Launches Hydrogen Fuel Grant Program

Port of Los Angeles on Track for Third Best Cargo Year on Record LOS ANGELES — The Port of Los…

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People Over Profit: Global Anti-Automation Conference Brings Together Maritime, Transport Workers

Herrera criticized the way employers are “greenwashing” automation by using the language of environmental justice to eliminate jobs. He highlighted…

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Mario Cordero’s Successor: Hacegaba Confirmed as Port of Long Beach CEO

Hacegaba, a longtime port executive currently serving as chief operating officer, succeeds departing CEO Mario Cordero amid an era of…

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City of Carson Recognized with Top Benefits Award from Mployer

  CARSON — The City of Carson announced that it has been recognized with the 2025 Top Benefits Award from…

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The Power Imbalance at the Root of the H-2A Farmworker Visa Program

What the Trump Administration also ruled was that growers can now charge workers for the housing that formerly they had…

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LA Environmental Briefs: Harbor Commission Approves AQMD Cooperative Agreement and EPA Fines Sherwin-Williams

The cooperative agreement covers all major port emission source categories, including cargo handling equipment, harbor craft, trucks, trains and ocean-going…

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Rep. Barragán Introduces the HEAL A.I. Act to Encourage Further Development of A.I. Literacy for Medical Students

This bill will give medical schools and residency-sponsoring institutions the resources for students and residents to gain hands-on experience with…

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Solid October Volume at Port of Los Angeles Puts 10 Million Container Unit-Mark Within Reach for 2025

  LOS ANGELES— The Port of Los Angeles processed 848,431 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in October, a solid performance given…

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Los Angeles Briefs: County Investigates State Farm Wildfire Claims, Introduces Digital Navigators, and Advances OurCounty Plan

The new digital navigators program will connect LA County residents to quality and in-demand jobs in the technology sector, expand…

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Port of Long Beach Cargo Volumes Steady Through October

  The Port of Long Beach is moving cargo ahead of the pace achieved last year, largely because retailers ordered…

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