{
  "id": 19406896,
  "title": "Ports of LA/LB, watchmen extend contract through 20 November as negotiations continue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/ports-of-la-lb-watchmen-extend-contract-through-20-november-as",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-10T22:00:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/ports-of-la-lb-watchmen-extend-contract-through-20-november-as-negotiations-continue/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Negotiations continue amid an effort to avoid a work stoppage at the West Coast ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach (LA/LB), and the union and the ports have agreed to extend their contract through 20 November. International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 26, the union representing about 250 port watchmen at the ports ...",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}