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Update on East Coast Port Labor Dispute – Worker Slowdown

As of today, September 11, 2012, there is still no contract for the longshoremen on the East and Gulf ports. I have read that Federal mediators are trying to restart the contract talks. One lesson that we learned from the … Continue reading

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Port Congestion Surcharge – update 9/7/2012

I have no positive news on labor dispute between the longshoremen and the East Coast ports. I am surprised that the potential strike hasn’t made more headlines and isn’t getting the attention of our Federal government. Even a “short” one … Continue reading

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