Before contract
talks started Monday for negotiators representing East and Gulf coast port
workers, and employers, the employees' union leaders of the International
Longshoremen's Association (ILA) provided ILA pres Harold Daggett with the
authority to call a strike if needed.
The vote
occurred before contract talks opened on Monday in Delray Beach, FL. The
deadline for an agreement is Dec. 29. The contract covers 15 East and Gulf
Coast ports.
