Congress bills on port labour not “necessary”, says US Labour Secretary
The US secretary of labour, Thomas Perez, has deemed several bills before Congress, which aim to make the union disruption of port operations more unlikely, as not “necessary”.
He praised the way the stand-off between the International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) was ended in February, endorsing the “collective bargaining process”.
His comments mean that the chances of the Obama administration supporting the legislation are remote.
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