San Francisco: Negotiations announced a settlement 2/8 in the longest dock strike in American history -- the 123-day walkout of longshoremen in 24 ports on the West Coast. The International "Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union & the Pacific Maritime Association, representing shippers, told a news conference settlement was attained as the negotiators raced to achieve a settlement before Congress dictated one in Washington. (L-R):ILWU President Harry Bridges; Arbitrator Sam Kagel and PMA President Edmund Flynn during negotiations.

[ca. February 1972]

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