Bush War on Labor: ILWU Injunctions and Links for Action and Legal Background

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Bradford DeLong wrote:

> (e) Not all that much cargo is moved--so shippers have a big incentive 
> to settle: they're paying out wages and getting little in return.
> 
> What am I missing? It seemed to me that Bush's injunction is actually 
> going an offensive move against the shippers. But I may well be out of 
> my depth here...


What about the possibility that the Unions might be charged with 
"contempt" as a result of any slowdown? Are the potential penalties 
and/or repercussions of a sufficient magnitude that they could adversely 
affect the Union's ability to maintain its position?

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/  dave  /