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Showdown on the Waterfront: The West Coast Port Dispute (A)

By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Dina R. Pradel
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Abstract

New technology underlies a protracted dispute between West Coast longshoremen and their employers. Severe economic consequences lead to government intervention in the dispute.

Keywords

Economics; Negotiation Process; Business and Government Relations; Labor and Management Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Shipping Industry; Western United States

Citation

McGinn, Kathleen L., and Dina R. Pradel. "Showdown on the Waterfront: The West Coast Port Dispute (A)." Harvard Business School Case 904-045, April 2004. (Revised July 2008.)
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Kathleen L. McGinn

Negotiation, Organizations & Markets
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