Employers could lock out West Coast dockworkers in as few as five days

In this Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015 photo by DAMIAN DOVARGANES — AP Photo, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, ILWU officials visit an empty dock at the Port of Los Angeles. Employers could lock out West Coast dockworkers in as few as five days if the two sides do not reach a new contract. That warning came Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, from the head of a maritime association who is negotiating a new deal with a union representing longshoremen at 29 ports that handle about $1 trillion in trade annually.