The union for longshoremen along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico has agreed to extend its contract for 30 days, averting a possible strike that could have crippled operations at ports that handle about 40 percent of all U.S. container cargo, a federal mediator announced Friday.
Stories Related to Strike Likely Averted At East Coast Ports
DAVID B. CARUSO and SCOTT MAYEROWITZ, Associated Press, San Diego Union-Tribune Nation
Fri, 12/28/2012 - 10:12am
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