Seaport talks still underway

LOS ANGELES – Negotiators for dockworkers and their employers are still trying to break their deadlock and reach a new contract that would restore labor peace – and the free flow of international trade – to West Coast seaports.

The two sides met again Thursday in San Francisco. It’s the third day that the U.S. labor secretary oversaw talks which began nine months ago but broke down in recent weeks.

Neither side is making public comments, but they appear more engaged than before. On Wednesday, talks extended into the evening.