Pacific Maritime Association

Pacific Maritime Association

The Pacific Maritime Association represents shipping companies and terminal operators. In a 2002 dispute with a longshoremen's union, 10,500 dockworkers were locked out because of an alleged slowdown. President George W. Bush is expected to invoke a cooling off period. The president and C.E.O. of the Pacific maritime association is Jim McKenna

See: Taft-Hartley Act


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