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Unease on the waterfront

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Friday, March 16, 2012

Shippers using U.S. East Coast ports build contingencies for potential ILA strike. By Chris Dupin Talks to negotiate a new master contract between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the employers of its members were not slated to begin until late March in Tampa, Fla., but already some shippers are beginning to make contingency plans in case the two sides fail to reach an agreement. The current contract runs through Sept. 30, giving the two sides a full six mont...

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