31 Jul 2015 / United States, Oakland

Safety stand-down

Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union at the Port of Oakland stopped work yesterday (Thursday 20 November) after the death of a colleague while working on a ship in Benicia. Following the death, the longshoreman instituted a 24-hour "safety stand-down" to gather facts and information about the fatal incident, and to mourn their colleague. The port was rescheduled to reopen and business resume as normal at 0600 hours today (21 November). For information about operations in the USA contact GAC USA at [email protected]

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