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OPA News Release: [01/22/2003]
Contact Name: Sue
Hensley
Phone Number: (202) 693-4676
Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao issues statement on
West Coast Ports union contract approval
WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao issued the
following statement about today’s vote by members of the West Coast
dockworkers union to approve a new six-year contract.
“I am very pleased that the members of the International Longshore
and Warehouse Union voted to ratify the contract their leaders negotiated with
the Pacific Maritime Association. Today’s action shows that the collective
bargaining process can work when parties commit to addressing issues through
good-faith negotiations.”
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