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ILA, USMX break off talks
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
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Negotiations on a new contract between the International Longshoremen's Association and employers represented by the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) broke off abruptly Tuesday afternoon. The union and management said they were going to discuss container royalties, payments that are made to longshoremen based on the weight of containerized cargo. USMX has wanted to cap those payments. Benny Holland Jr., executive vice president of the ILA, said the union told management i...
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