Pacific Maritime Association

Matson containers at SSA's Oakland Terminal. Operations at the Port of Oakland. Regional Report: Expanded Casual Hiring Meets Labor Needs With enormous demands for labor coastwide, PMA worked with the Local 10 Joint Port Labor Relations Committee to hire 477 new casuals. To facilitate the hiring process, PMA rented a hotel ballroom in downtown Oakland, conducting medical exams, strength and agility testing, and drug screenings on-site. Northern California was the first region on the West Coast to implement the streamlined process to meet the increased labor demands. Promotions and Equipment Training Keep Cargo Moving At the same time as the casual hiring efforts, PMA promoted 300 casuals to Class "B" status. To train newly promoted Class "B" workers, PMA instituted both day- and night-side tractor instruction, utilizing 1.7 additional acres to the Howard Terminal training site. Promotions and equipment training helped keep longshore workers safe and cargo moving efficiently. Top Pick Training and New Dispatch Board Helps Fill Key Jobs As global supply chain challenges snarled the free flow of cargo along the West Coast, skilled and key-skilled jobs went unfilled because of the enormous demands. In response to challenges filling Top Pick jobs out of the Local 10 Dispatch Hall, PMA increased training for those positions by at least 150 people in 2021. In addition, PMA and the Local 10 Joint Port Labor Relations Committee successfully bargained for and instituted a Top Pick dispatch board for both day- and night-side shifts. Fifty people were put on each board, and their main obligation would be to accept Top Pick work. The adjustments helped ensure fewer situations in which key skilled Top Pick and Side Pick jobs go unfilled. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA In the face of unprecedented labor demands due to the historic cargo surge, PMA's team in Northern California sprang into action to quickly expand the skilled workforce. With the help of the ILWU, PMA and its member companies, Northern California showed why it is a key anchor for West Coast trade. 28 28 2021 ANNUAL REPORT 28 28 2021 ANNUAL REPORT

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