'Progress' Reported in Longshoremen Talks, But No Details; Talks to Continue
The International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance "made progress" during three days of negotiations Jan. 15-17 in New Jersey on a new East/Gulf Coast contract, said Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Director George Cohen in a statement. He said the parties "have agreed that the negotiations will continue under our auspices,” but provided no additional details.
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“Due to the sensitivity of these negotiations, we will have no further comment at this time,” Cohen said. Neither the union nor the shippers group had further comment.