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It may seem like all Iraq, all the time in the Oval Office, but
the president has at least one other thing on his mind this
week: that pesky port lockout. The freight still isn't moving,
factories are running out of parts, produce is rotting, and
retailers are more freaked about Christmas with every passing
day. 

On Monday, Bush stepped in and appointed a three-member panel to 
see how badly this shutdown is hosing the economy. (We hope this 
isn't a difficult question, as the panel's been given all of one 
day to report back.) When Bush gets the report on Tuesday, the
next step might be a court order to reopen the ports under the
1947 Taft-Hartley Act. That would send employees back to work
for 80 days while federal mediators duke it out over the
disputed contract and retailers lower their Xanax dosages.

Invoking Taft-Hartley requires a threat to national health or
safety -- not the economy. But Labor Secretary Elaine Chao
covered that base in a statement on Monday, saying the work
stoppage threatens the flow of supplies to the military (we knew 
Iraq would be in here somewhere). "Union officials quickly
responded that their members have been unloading military cargo
throughout the 10-day shutdown," said the L.A. Times, but an
anonymous Bush administration official "said that only a portion 
of what the Defense Department needs has made it ashore."

Politically, this has been a tricky one. Using Taft-Hartley
would annoy labor right before congressional elections. On the
other hand, "Voter discontent with Bush's handling of the
increasingly fragile economic recovery has begun showing up in
polls, and such concerns may have outweighed the political
danger to the Republican administration," said the San Francisco 
Chronicle. Also, Bush stepped in on the same day that a poll
reported two-thirds of Americans wanted him to focus more on the 
economy. "Though the administration promised an unbiased
examination of the lockout, Bush appeared to have made up his
mind that it was hurting national security and the economy,
andmerited federal intervention," said the AP. 

As for Taft-Hartley, it's not exactly famous for solving labor
disputes. Often the 80-day cooling-off period ends, and workers
simply walk out again (or get locked out again, in this case).
One gets the sense, however, that fixing the dockworkers'
contract isn't the point of this particular 80 days. It's 78
days until Christmas. The race is on. - Jen Muehlbauer

President Acts To Halt Port Lockout for 80 Days (Seattle
Times)
http://tinyurl.com/1usn

Bush Expected To Act on Ports Crisis 
http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/business/1002/08ports.html

President Moves Toward Forcing the Reopening of West Coast
Ports
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ports8oct08001439,0,1021983.story


Bush Takes Step Toward Halting Lockout After West Coast Port
Talks Break Off (AP)
http://tinyurl.com/1usk

White House Intervenes on Docks Dispute (Financial Times)
http://tinyurl.com/1usm

Cooling-off Period Likely in Port Fight (SF Chronicle)
http://tinyurl.com/1usp

Bush Moves Toward Halting Port Shutdown
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/08/national/08PORT.html

Trouble On The Docks
http://online.wsj.com/page/0,,2_0864,00.html
(Paid subscription required.)

Charges of Politics Have Dogged Taft-Hartley Act
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/90243_hartley08.shtml

Taft-Hartley Act No Quick-Fix For Port Dispute (Reuters)
http://www.forbes.com/work/newswire/2002/10/02/rtr739458.html


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					<P>It may seem like all Iraq, all the time in the Oval Office, but the president has at least one other thing on his mind this week: that pesky port lockout. The freight still isn't moving, factories are running out of parts, produce is rotting,...
On Monday, Bush stepped in and appointed a three-member panel to see how badly this shutdown is hosing the economy. (We hope this isn't a difficult question, as the panel's been given all of one day to report back.) When Bush gets the report on Tuesd...
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Invoking Taft-Hartley requires a threat to national health or safety -- not the economy. But Labor Secretary Elaine Chao covered that base in a statement on Monday, saying the work stoppage threatens the flow of supplies to the military (we knew Iraq...
what the Defense Department needs has made it ashore."</P><P>
Politically, this has been a tricky one. Using Taft-Hartley would annoy labor right before congressional elections. On the other hand, "Voter discontent with Bush's handling of the increasingly fragile economic recovery has begun showing up in polls,...
economy. "Though the administration promised an unbiased examination of the lockout, Bush appeared to have made up his mind that it was hurting national security and the economy, andmerited federal intervention," said the AP. </P><P>
As for Taft-Hartley, it's not exactly famous for solving labor disputes. Often the 80-day cooling-off period ends, and workers simply walk out again (or get locked out again, in this case). One gets the sense, however, that fixing the dockworkers' co...
President Acts To Halt Port Lockout for 80 Days (Seattle Times)<br>
<A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/1usn">http://tinyurl.com/1usn</A> </P><P>
Bush Expected To Act on Ports Crisis <br>
<A HREF="http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/business/1002/08ports.html">http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/business/1002/08ports.html</A> </P><P>
President Moves Toward Forcing the Reopening of West Coast Ports<br>
<A HREF="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ports8oct08001439,0,1021983.story">http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ports8oct08001439,0,1021983.story</A> </P><P>
Bush Takes Step Toward Halting Lockout After West Coast Port Talks Break Off (AP)<br>
<A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/1usk">http://tinyurl.com/1usk</A> </P><P>
White House Intervenes on Docks Dispute (Financial Times)<br>
<A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/1usm">http://tinyurl.com/1usm</A> </P><P>
Cooling-off Period Likely in Port Fight (SF Chronicle)<br>
<A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/1usp">http://tinyurl.com/1usp</A> </P><P>
Bush Moves Toward Halting Port Shutdown<br>
<A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/08/national/08PORT.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/08/national/08PORT.html</A> </P><P>
Trouble On The Docks<br>
<A HREF="http://online.wsj.com/page/0,,2_0864,00.html">http://online.wsj.com/page/0,,2_0864,00.html</A> <br>
(Paid subscription required.)</P><P>
Charges of Politics Have Dogged Taft-Hartley Act<br>
<A HREF="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/90243_hartley08.shtml">http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/90243_hartley08.shtml</A> </P><P>
Taft-Hartley Act No Quick-Fix For Port Dispute (Reuters)<br>
<A HREF="http://www.forbes.com/work/newswire/2002/10/02/rtr739458.html">http://www.forbes.com/work/newswire/2002/10/02/rtr739458.html</A> <br>
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