October 2002
October 10, 2002
Eighty Days Deadline to Resolve Issues at West Coast Ports of America - 2002-10-10
Dockworkers at West Coast ports returned to work after a strike that disrupted food supplies and automobile manufacturing. President Bush invoked the Taft-Hartley Act to…
October 9, 2002
Western U.S. Port Workers Set to Return to Work Today - 2002-10-09
Western U.S. port workers are returning to work following a federal court ruling that reopened 29 ports shut down due to a labor strike. President…
Daily Losses of at Least One Billion Dollars Due to Closure of West Coast Ports in the U.S.
President Bush is implementing emergency measures to reopen West Coast ports after a ten-day closure that has caused significant economic losses. The closure is impacting…
October 7, 2002
President Bush Mediates Labor Disputes at Ports - 2002-10-07
President Bush is intervening in a labor dispute that has shut down all U.S. West Coast ports for eight days, severely impacting trade with Asia…