By Sky News US Team
Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez has flown to San Francisco to solve a stalemate between dockworkers and their employers that shut West Coast seaports.
Mr Perez plans to meet negotiators from both sides of the contract dispute, which has disrupted billions of dollars in US international trade.
Loading and unloading of cargo vessels at 29 ports from Southern California to Seattle resumed on Tuesday morning after being halted since Friday night.
The seaports are a critical trade link with Asia and the gateway not just for imports such as electronics, household goods and clothing but also US exports including produce and meat.
The ports handle more than 70% of imports from Asia. A domino effect has been felt across much of the US economy, extending to agriculture, manufacturing, retail and transportation.
During the shutdown, companies locked out workers who would load or unload ships, saying they would not pay weekend or holiday wage premiums to crews they accuse of intentionally slowing work to gain bargaining leverage.
The union denies slowing down and says its members want to work. It blames troubles moving cargo on larger problems with the supply chain, including a shortage of truck beds to carry containers to distribution warehouses.
On Monday, massive ships continued lining up outside the ports, laden with imports now delayed by weeks.
The last contract expired in July. The two sides have reached tentative agreements on many of the key issues, but are stuck on whether to change the process of arbitrating workplace disputes.
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