Topic: International Longshore and Warehouse Union
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Southern California ports reopen as shipping clerks reach deal
Some 10,000 workers at the largest US port returned to work Wednesday after an eight-day strike. The longshoreman's union says the deal prevents $87,000 per year clerical jobs from being outsourced overseas.
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Shopper alert! Will labor strike at L.A. ports mean bare shelves?
The holiday inventory is already in place, but goods for the post-Christmas sales are bottled up off the coast of Los Angeles, as container ships from Asia go unattended due to a six-day labor strike.
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Strike slows activity at busy Calif. port complex
A strike has dramatically slowed activity at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – the nation's busiest cargo complex – despite renewed efforts to end the walkout.
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Occupy Wall Street: Protesters block shipping ports
Occupy Wall Street protesters blocked gates at some of the busiest ports on the West Coast on Monday. The "Occupy ports" demonstrations are the Occupy Wall Street movement's biggest actions since being evicted from most of their tent camps nationwide.
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Longshoremen drill team presents different image of dockworkers
At parades and other events, members of a local union in San Francisco dazzle crowds with a routine that is part Riverdance, part Marine Corps march.
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