Retailers: Keep ports open with or without contract

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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

The National Retail Federation (NRF) is calling on the union representing dockworkers at U.S. East and Gulf coast ports and their employers to commit themselves to having a contract ratified well before their current contract expires on Sept. 30, but asked they commit themselves to continuing talks and normal port operations even if they do not reach agreement by that date. "Any kind of disruption at the ports would not only add costly delays to our members’ supply chains and...

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