Expressing the sense of Congress that the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union should enter into mediation to resolve the ongoing west coast port shutdown and that other options should be taken if these negotiations fail.

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Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) should enter into mediation, while adopting 24-hour extensions of the expired collective bargaining agreement; and (2) if a settlement is not reached, the President should direct the Attorney General to petition any U.S. district court having jurisdiction of these parties to enjoin a strike or lock-out or its continuation.

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  Introduced in House · EN · 7 October 2002

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