{"id":37583,"date":"2015-01-26T09:19:11","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T14:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/port-labor-dispute-is-big-concern-for-up-bnsf\/"},"modified":"2015-01-26T09:19:11","modified_gmt":"2015-01-26T14:19:11","slug":"port-labor-dispute-is-big-concern-for-up-bnsf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/port-labor-dispute-is-big-concern-for-up-bnsf\/","title":{"rendered":"Port labor dispute is big concern for UP, BNSF","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
With rail network congestion improving in some of the nation\u2019s grain belt, Union Pacific Railroad and BNSF Railway are facing another prospective headache: a shutdown of the port complex of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the country\u2019s largest.<\/p>\n
Omaha-based Union Pacific Railroad says a work slowdown by the the International Longshore and Warehouse Union on the California waterfront is hurting international volumes of cargo containers that travel by ship, rail and truck.<\/p>\n
BNSF Railway, owned by Omaha\u2019s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said the labor dispute needs to get resolved before the economy begins to register damage.<\/p>\n