Bargaining broke off today
between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the New York
Shipping Association (NYSA) over proposed work rule changes in local contracts
at the ports in New York and New Jersey, contacts said.
ILA pres Harold Daggett left the
negotiations after the NYSA proposed "revolutionary changes" in work
practices at the New York/New Jersey ports, which are the No. 2 port system in
the USA behind the Los Angeles and Long Beach, CA, system, according to a Journal
of Commerce story.
