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ILA, USMX agree to 90-day contract extension

Friday, September 21, 2012

A decision by the International Longshoremen's Association and U.S. Maritime Alliance to extend their collective bargaining agreement, which was due to expire at the end of this month, by 90 days until Dec. 29, was hailed by shipper groups. George H. Cohen, director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation, said in a press release issued Thursday the two sides "emphasized that they are doing so 'for the good of the country' to avoid any interruption in interstate commer...

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