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December 5, 2012

Striking Port Workers Reach Agreement in Southern California 
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Striking clerical workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
have reached a tentative agreement after an eight-day walkout. Workers
went on strike last week against international corporations they say are
outsourcing good-paying jobs. The strike cost southern California a
reported $8 billion in lost economic activity and marked the worst
disruption of local cargo traffic in a decade.

 

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