Shipowners Association May Expand Lockout
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The Norwegian Shipowners Association threatened on Monday to lock out more oil and gas rig workers, a move analysts said could result in a near shutdown of the third-largest petroleum exporter&#39;s production and drive world oil prices even higher.
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Talks will resume next Thursday between the National Hockey League and the Players&#39; Association (NHLPA) in an attempt to end the existing lockout and salvage the season.
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There would have been plenty to talk about when player representatives met with union leadership yesterday as the National Hockey League lockout reaches its 48th day.
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National Hockey League owners authorized a lockout of players after the sides failed to agree on a new labor contract, resulting in the league&#39;s first work stoppage in 10 years.
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An NHL lockout that is nine weeks old will not end soon unless the owners show some willingness to negotiate, agents said after a meeting with the players union.
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A faster-than-expected thaw of the Arctic is likely to open legendary short-cut routes between the Pacific and the Atlantic but experts say icebergs and high costs will prevent any trans-polar shipping boom.
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Union officials and leaders at AB Ports are meeting conciliation experts to try to reach an agreement in the docks crisis.
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Seven weeks into their lockout with the National Hockey League, members of the NHL Players Association tried to smooth over their internal differences in Toronto on Tuesday.
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Five hours of talks Tuesday brought owners and players no closer to resolving labor disagreements that will lead to a lockout when the collective bargaining agreement ends Sept. 15.
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DETROIT _ The legal battle over biologically tainted ballast water from ocean-going ships escalated Thursday as eight environmental groups acted against foreign shippers under the national Clean Water Act.
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By Detroit Free Press  Jun. 23--With the threat of a lawsuit, eight wildlife and conservation groups have put welcome additional pressure on the shipping industry to stop delivering foreign species here.
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The NHL and the players association appeared headed toward a lockout when talks broke off Thursday after the union&#39;s first new proposal in nearly a year.
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The NHL said Wednesday it was imposing a lockout of the players association, effective Thursday -- the day after the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement.
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Seventy-five NHL players met with union leaders Tuesday to get an update on a lockout that shows no sign of ending. Among those players was Montreal&#39;s Pierre Dagenais, who has said he would be willing to disobey
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NHL players emerged Tuesday from a four-hour meeting united behind union leadership in the nearly 7-week-old lockout. &quot;(Commissioner Gary Bettman) wants to
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A union representing clerks at the nation's largest port complex submitted a revised contract to employers yesterday that one labor official hoped would avert a possible shutdown of the docks.
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Weeks after passing legislation to tighten inspections of cargo on passenger planes, top Democrats in Congress say they are growing concerned about a proposal that would allow shipping companies to play a large role in the screening process.