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LA-Long Beach Port Strike Enters Second Week | Reduction

LA-Long Beach Port Strike Enters Second Week

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Negotiators returned to the bargaining table Monday as a strike that has crippled operations at the nation's largest port complex entered its seventh day. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa demanded that both sides meet nonstop until they reach an agreement. "It seems like progress is being made," union spokesman Craig Merrilees said after negotiations resumed. "It's not quick and it's not easy, but there is some progress." Management spokesman Steve Getzug was less optimistic, saying union negotiators were resisting proposed changes in future hiring practices that he said would give shippers the ability to avoid hiring unneeded employees. It's a practice management dismisses as featherbedding. "Rather than having artificial staffing levels, we're saying give us the ability to make decisions based on need, and we think that's a reasonable request," Getzug said.

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Steve Getzug

Overall Sentiment: 0.0375946

Relevance: 0.878023

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0.15452"Rather than having artificial staffing levels, we're saying give us the ability to make decisions based on need, and we think that's a reasonable request," Getzug said. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.15452
  • Mean: 0.15452
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Overall Sentiment: 0.0727528

Relevance: 0.704864

Craig Merrilees

Overall Sentiment: -0.218443

Relevance: 0.641756

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0.0829324"It seems like progress is being made," union spokesman Craig Merrilees said ...
-0.0422067"It seems like progress is being made," union spokesman Craig Merrilees said after negotiations resumed. "It's not quick and it's not easy, but there is some progress."
-0.110436"It's important to us to keep those jobs here in the United States. We're fighting against corporate greed," Merrilees said. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 3
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0697103
  • Mean: -0.023236766666667
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Trinnie Thompson

Overall Sentiment: 0.0465504

Relevance: 0.491769

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0.176214"We know we're blessed," port clerk Trinnie Thompson said ...
0.240733"We know we're blessed," port clerk Trinnie Thompson said by phone as she walked the picket line outside one of the terminals. "We're very thankful for our jobs. We just want to keep them."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.416947
  • Mean: 0.2084735
  • Standard Deviation: 0

George W. Bush

Overall Sentiment: 0.240256

Relevance: 0.460389

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Kristin Monaco

Overall Sentiment: 0.0505205

Relevance: 0.439425

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0.136437"If there's no negotiating progress in the next day, I would assume there will be calls for the president to get involved and invoke the Taft-Hartley Act and get people back to work," said Kristin Monaco, ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.136437
  • Mean: 0.136437
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

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Country: United States

Overall Sentiment: 0.0858623

Relevance: 0.455436

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Country: Taiwan

Overall Sentiment: -0.157634

Relevance: 0.44219

Country: China

Overall Sentiment: -0.206868

Relevance: 0.400959

GeographicFeature: Long Beach

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.402842

Facility: California State University

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.392085

Organization: Warehouse Union

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.429381

Organization: International Longshore

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.408861

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