Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Harold Meyerson: Averted port strike holds lessons for all workers - The Washington Post

Harold Meyerson: Averted port strike holds lessons for all workers - The Washington Post


Harold Meyerson

Harold Meyerson
Opinion Writer

Lessons from the longshoremen

The cliff that America sidestepped with time to spare in 2012 was the one on the nation’s docks. On Friday, harbor operators and shippersreached an agreement with the union representing nearly 15,000 longshoremen on the East and Gulf coasts. The key point holding up the signing of a new contract was whether dockworkers would continue to receive royalties on the containers they hoisted on and off ships......

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