White House Says Ports, Workers Must Handle Labor Dispute
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President Barack Obama is leaving it to ports and their workers to negotiate an agreement in a labor dispute on the West Coast, taking a different approach than predecessor George W. Bush.
The White House is monitoring the disagreement, which so far has resulted in a work slowdown by dockworkers at ports from San Diego to the Canadian border, and doesn’t plan to step in to force a resolution.