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News & Events
Behind the West Coast Port Lockout
MSNBC.com looks at key issues in the dispute
By Martin Wolk, MSNBC |
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Oct. 8, 2003 —
President
Bush asked a federal court Tuesday to order West Coast
port operators to end a 10-day lockout of unionized
workers, using a rarely used power to prevent further
economic damage from the labor dispute. It was the first
time the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act was invoked to end a
lockout rather than a strike. Here is a quick look at some
of the key questions raised by the latest developments.
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Port Strike Threatens Longer-Term Damage
Millions of jobs could be lost if the dispute continues
for three weeks or more
By George Avalos, CONTRA COSTA TIMES |
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The economic toll from the shutdown of
West Coast ports will grow exponentially the longer it
continues, industry analysts warned Tuesday.
Ominously, if the shutdown lasts even another week or two,
it could take more than a month to unsnarl the backlog of
idled or ruined goods -- a delay that could torpedo the
holiday sales plans of a variety of retailers.
Within three weeks, the shutdown could force companies
around the country to jettison nearly a quarter-million
jobs.
"It
won't take long before the impact becomes cumulative and
exponential," said John Martin, president of Martin
Associates, a Lancaster, Pa.-based economics consulting
firm
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Ports and
Economic Development:
New Challenges, New Opportunities
Joint
Public Relations and Maritime Economic Development
Seminar
June
4-6, 2003
Tacoma,
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In
today’s changing economic times, many ports are
expanding their efforts in economic development far
beyond their traditional roles of developing cargo
terminals, airports and marinas. From rock-n-roll
museums to industrial development, ports are playing
larger roles in economic development programs
and initiatives.
What
are the risks, what are the benefits? How are ports
weighing the need for broader economic
programs against the need to focus their existing
traditional roles of maritime commerce? Should ports
invest in projects that have little or no financial
return, but provide a broader economic development
benefit to their community? And how do ports work with
their communications and public relations
departments to effectively tell their story in the
economic development area, as well as to help reach
their
economic development goals? There will also be special
sessions devoted strictly to PR issues, and
sessions devoted exclusively to maritime economic
development.
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