Longshoremen, Shippers Report 'Good Progress' in Contract Talks
Shipping officials and longshoremen "are making good progress on a number of difficult issues at the full committee and subcommittee levels," after concluding five days of negotiations Oct. 13, said Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service Director George Cohen. The U.S. Maritime Alliance and the International Longshoremen's Association were to resume talks this week, he said.
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"As is our custom and practice, due to the sensitive nature of these high profile negotiations, we will have no further comment on the schedule for the negotiations, their location, or the substance of what takes place during those negotiations," Cohen said in a statement that "commend[ed] the parties for their hard work and commitment to this process."