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  2. Why a looming dockworkers' strike in the East is good ... - AOL

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    Last month, William Adams, the ILWU’s president, sent a letter to Daggett pledging solidarity with the ILA, but contract rules may make it harder this time for West Coast dockworkers to stop ...

  3. Dockworker strike shuts down ports in the East, threatening ...

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    West Coast dockworkers are represented by a different union, the International Longshore & Warehouse Union, or ILWU, which agreed to a new contract with the Pacific Maritime Assn. last year.

  4. International Longshore and Warehouse Union - Wikipedia

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    (This is a long-time goal of the PMA and other companies whose workers the ILWU represents. [14]) The Longshore Contract that resulted from 2002 negotiations expired on July 1, 2008. The ILWU and the PMA reached a tentative agreement for a new six-year Longshore Contract in July 2008. In the following weeks, the ILWU membership voted to approve ...

  5. Longshoremen reach tentative agreement with ports, shippers ...

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    U.S. longshoremen reached a contract agreement with ports and shippers Wednesday, averting a potential strike that could have damaged the American economy. The International Longshoremen's ...

  6. 2012 Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach strike - Wikipedia

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    2012 Port of Los Angeles / Long Beach lockout Date November 27 – December 4, 2012 (1 week) Location Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, United States Caused by Dispute over labor contract negotiations Goals Greater job security for union members against outsourcing Methods Strike action Picketing Resulted in Employers and union agree to new labor contract Parties International Longshore ...

  7. Dockworkers' union to suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow ...

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    DETROIT (AP) — The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports reached a deal Thursday to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract. The union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, is to resume working immediately.

  8. 1971 ILWU strike - Wikipedia

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    On July 1, 1971, members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) walked out against their employers, represented by the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). The union's goal was to secure employment, wages, and benefits in the face of increased mechanization, shrinking workforce, and the slowing economic climate of the early 1970s.

  9. Dockworkers' union suspends strike until Jan. 15 to allow ...

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    The International Longshoremen’s Association is suspending its three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract. ... Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ...