Port contract talks continue; work slowdown called unlikely
By Justin Pritchard, Associated Press, 7/3/2002 01:30
The Boston Globe
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Work continues at the nation's 29 major Pacific
ports, but billions of dollars in trade could grind to a halt
if shipping lines conclude the dock workers they employ are staging
a deliberate work slowdown.
Both sides are negotiating a new contract, and the longshoremen's
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