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From the Bulletin Panama:
Questioned on the eventual impact of the Arctic route to compete with the Panama Canal, the executive vice president of Planning and Business Development of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), Rodolfo Sabonge, told The Bulletin that studies indicate it is unlikely that in the foreseeable future it will compete with the Panama route.
The Canadian government has indicated that, due to lack of infrastructure support, it would take at least about 20 years to achieve a bathymetry reading (sea depth) along the Northwest Passage through the Arctic. Experts granted that melting levels vary significantly from year to year, which is an obstacle when ship operators plan use of that route. In addition to this, the geographical features of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago make navigation dangerous in that area, imposing speed limits that raise navigation costs. In conclusion, the experts believe that both routes lack adequate infrastructure to provide support to international shipping.
Due to the lack of certainty regarding icing conditions, vessels planned for commissioning to navigate these routes would have to be reinforced and/or escorted by...
[A PDF of the following letter is available at this link]
August 29, 2013
President Richard Trumka
AFL-CIO
815 16th street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Re: ILWU Disaffiliation
Brother Trumka:
It is with regret but resolve that we have come to the point where the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) must cut formal ties with the AFL-CIO.
As you know, the ILWU has a long and proud history of militant independence inside and outside the House of Labor. With roots from the old Wobblies (IWW), our Union arose from industrial-based organizing, against the tradition of craft-based unionism, to become a founding member of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). This affiliation itself, however, did not last long. During the anti-labor, McCarthy period, the ILWU was kicked out of the CIO for being “too red” and too independent and we did not join the merged AFL-CIO until 1988. In short, the ILWU has been independent and unaffiliated for most of its history. Today, the ILWU returns to that tradition.
I do wish to note that during our affiliation, the Federation’s national office did, on occasion, provide some...
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