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Archive Home > 2002 > October > 02 > Local anxiety builds with port shutdowns

Local anxiety builds with port shutdowns

Closing of ports another blow to trucking industry

By Monica Lee / The Bulletin
October 2, 2002

With nearly 30 West Coast ports at a halt as holiday shipments arrive, the dispute between the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union has hobbled operations for about half the nation's import-export economy.

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