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'Port talks to break for the Fourth, resume on Monday' TORRANCE DAILY BREEZE (7-04-08) 'Port labor talks into overtime' TORRANCE DAILY BREEZE (7-02-08) 
'Port contract talks continue beyond deadline'
LOS ANGELES TIMES (7-02-08) 'Dockworker negotiations continuing' TORRANCE DAILY BREEZE (7-01-08) 'Dockworkers need a deal' LOS ANGELES TIMES EDITORIAL (6-29-08) 'Port labor bargaining continues' LONG BEACH PRESS-TELEGRAM (6-29-08) 'No News is Not Necessarily Bad News' THE CUNNINGHAM REPORT (6-29-08) 'Union, shippers closing on a deal' TORRANCE DAILY BREEZE (6-18-08) ILWU, PMA agree on benefits PARTIES ISSUE JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT 'Union, shippers aim for July Deal' TORRANCE DAILY BREEZE (6-10-08)  CLICK HERE FOR THE ILWU CONTRACT 2008 WEBSITE Spring Election Results Secretary, BAs, Dispatchers, LRC, Memorial Assoc. NIGHT B.A. RE-VOTE RESULTS BILL MOYERS JOURNAL: Show highlights Hollywood to the Docks march and L.A. Labor movement  NEXT DRILL TEAM MTG -- JULY 17th  SAN PEDRO
HERO: Michael Alba, a third-generation longshoreman and local
surfer, rescued a fisherman off of Palos Verdes on May 17th, after the man
had been swept out to sea by crashing waves and a riptide. Alba, using his
board as a flotation device, swam for almost half-an-hour to bring the man
to shore. Firefighters used a helicopter to evacuate the fisherman, who
was lapsing in and out of consciousness. "Last I heard he was okay," said
Alba. "That makes me happy." Click for more
LABOR STUDIES: Earn your degree or transfer units while working. Classes focus on issues of working people. Classes begin Sept. 2 (San Pedro or Harbor City). Questions? Visit the PACE website or send email. ONLINE COURSE: California Literature in the California Labor Movement taught by Bruce Lebedoff Anders. Class begins September 2nd. Earn CSU credit! Click for details... 
Karnette stops Furutani BNSF Bill:
New lawmaker Warren Furutani puts in bill to stop BNSF rail
yard by requiring quarter-mile buffer between rail yards and schools.
Betty Karnette stops bill in Assembly Transportation committee. Issue
likely to play out in race for Karnette's 54th district seat. STORY AND AUDIO BNSF YARD -- Rail chief thinks 'green' at ports. Executive wants to build a $300-million facility where cargo containers would be loaded onto trains.
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