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Slow progress in US West Coast port talks

Eventual settlement key to easing severe cargo delays that began in mid-October

Published Tue, Dec 16, 2014 · 09:50 PM

Los Angeles

THE union for 20,000 dockworkers and a group of their employers at 29 US West Coast ports have said that they are making slow but steady progress in months-long contract talks seen by the shipping industry as a contributing factor in chronic cargo backups.

However, neither side has ventured to say how much longer it might take to reach a settlement, and both parties continued to abide by a news blackout on the details of their talks and the issues that divide them.

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