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Dockworkers Could Throw US off Another Cliff

Dockworkers Could Throw US off Another Cliff

Taking temporary measures to prevent tumbling off the fiscal cliff, extending the milk subsidy, delaying sequestration and partially extending the Bush tax cuts are examples of stopgap measures undertaken to prevent further economic damage.

However, the United States is involved in another stopgap negotiation that could wreak havoc on the economy that few in the media are talking about.

Although it received little attention, last Friday the International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance agreed to extend the terms of their ...

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