Traffic is down at America\u2019s busiest port complex \u2013 and anxious dock workers are fearful of further economic harm<\/p>\n
Southern California may be known for celebrities and glitz, but the true action has long been about 40 miles away from Hollywood, in a place where high-visibility coveralls and hardhats dominate.<\/p>\n
For the past 25 years, the San Pedro Bay port complex \u2013 comprised of the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach \u2013 has been the celebrity of the shipping world and an economic driver of California\u2019s massive economy. The busiest seaport in the western hemisphere and one of the busiest in the world, approximately 15,000 longshore workers usually pull shifts around the clock, moving billions of dollars\u2019 worth of cargo in cars, agriculture, auto parts, toys, clothes and furniture.<\/p>\n
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