Tentative US West Coast port contract deal reached, union and employers say

June 14 (Reuters) – The Longshore union and employers of 22,000 dockworkers at U.S. West Coast ports on Wednesday said they have reached a tentative deal on a new six-year contract, ending 13 months of talks and easing supply chain worries. The deal was reached with assistance from Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) employer group said in a joint statement. President Joe Biden, who dispatched Su to the negotiations in San Francisco earlier this week, said she “used her deep experience and judgment to keep the…