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Sugar strike that prompted ports shutdown ends, longshore union returns to negotiations
FreightWaves · Aug 3, 2026
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The International Longshore and Warehouse Union agreed to end their 42-day strike against a major California sugar producer that spurred sympathy walkouts at three ports.
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