A mountain to climb for some; but where are the box lines in seafarer support?

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There are some days in this job where the disconnect between two articles becomes unbridgeable.

Today, we ran an article on the ILWU/ PMA labour negotiations.

“The PMA has pointed out that dockworkers’ wages on the west coast are approaching $195,000 a year, and the union countered with pointing to a collective profit of $150bn for the ocean shipping industry in 2021.

“One observer pointed out that the 10-day work stoppage, after the 2002 contract negotiations failed to produce an agreement, cost the ...