10 Quotes by Steve Stallone

We've seen them use technology as a subterfuge to take work away from us. We have to make distinction what jobs will be lost due to new technology and what jobs will be lost because they use the technology to move the work to other people.

We offered him everything he asked for. He gave us nothing. Zero, zip, zilch.

There has to be an appeals process. We have to balance civil rights and security.

We've had very cooperative relationship with PMA up until six years ago. There has been an amazing boom in trade between the West Coast and Asia and it was accomplished with relative labor peace, with both employer and union prospering.

We are obviously very concerned about security at our workplace and we agreed to this in concept.

No strike is imminent. The only people talking about shutting down the ports are with the PMA.

It seems to us that the biggest security threat is coming from the outside, and not from the workers who live and work in those communities.

It (the break in talks) is because everyone is burned out and needs a break. I don't see how the delay helps our leverage. We're breaking records (for shipments) every month for the last three months down in LA. Why would next month be any better (for a work stoppage) than this month?

They want to fine the union into bankruptcy and put our leaders in jail.