About 250 ILWU Local 26 watchmen at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach could strike as early as 5 p.m. Pacific on November 1 if contract talks fail. The Pacific Maritime Association says negotiations are continuing with federal mediators.

PMA warns that other union workers could honor picket lines, potentially interrupting cargo handling at affected terminals. The dispute concerns a separate watchmen’s contract, rather than the coastwide longshore agreement.

Both ports have urged a negotiated resolution. Long Beach says its Harbor Patrol and police security operations continue during the talks, while the port complex also faces delays moving rail-bound containers inland.

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