Article: Task force urges L.A. port to cut 269 jobs. (Port of Los Angeles)

It figures that will save $40 million over 5 years

The Port of L.A. needs to eliminate 269 positions during the next 12 months in an effort to save about $40 million over the next five years, according to a plan recently released by a port task force.

The task force was reacting to a study conducted by McLean, Va.-based Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc. released last January. The study, requested by the L.A. Board of Harbor Commissioners, called for the port to restructure its operations and reduce its staff through attrition.

The Strategic Planning Task Force's "Plan of Action" was released at a Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners meeting July 27. The ...

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