OAKLAND, Calif. -- A labor dispute at the Port of Oakland has closed one of its five terminals on Monday, a port spokesman said.
The Oakland International Container Terminal -- the port's largest -- has temporarily suspended operations because of the dispute, port spokesman Robert Bernardo said.
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The dispute is being addressed through arbitration and work is expected to resume later tonight, Bernardo said.
The other four terminals at the port are operating normally, though the second-largest, the Outer Harbor Terminal, is closing this week after its operator pulled out of a 50-year lease and filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year.
Port and union officials did not immediately provide details about what this morning's dispute entailed.
KGO