Shippers, longshoremen begin talks on new West Coast contract
Associated Press
May 13, 2002
SAN FRANCISCO - Negotiations on a new labor contract at the West
Coast's major ports began Monday with shippers pushing for greater
automation and workers fighting to preserve some of the best-paying
union jobs in the country.
The tensions between the two sides are expected to produce the
most contentious talks in decades. The
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