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Legislation would discourage disruptions at U.S. seaports
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. - U.S. legislation was introduced on
June 5 that would discourage disruptions at U.S. seaports and incentivize speedy resolution of disputes.
The Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments
(PORTS) Act was introduced by Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado. It
is co-sponsored by Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee.
The legislation would give state governors Taft-Hartley powers
which are currently reserved for the president, including the ability to
convene a board of inquiry and start the Taft-Hartley process whenever a port labor dispute is causing economic harm.
Once that board reports, governors could petition federal courts
to enjoin slowdowns, strikes, or lockouts at ports in their states. The
PORTS Act would explicitly include slowdowns as a trigger for TaftHartley powers.
By enacting Taft-Hartley, lawmakers established a process by
which the president can petition federal courts to end labor disputes
because of a strike, lockout, or threat of either. But when the presi-

dent refuses to act, the affected businesses, employees, and consumers have few options. This legislation will revitalize Taft-Hartley,
restoring critical protections for the U.S. economy, Gardner said.
A nine-month labor dispute at the U.S. West Coast ports in late
2014 and early 2015 is estimated to have cost importers, exporters,
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The PORTS Act is supported by the National Retail Federation,
the United States Chamber of Commerce, the National Association
of Manufacturers, the Agriculture Transportation Coalition, along
with dozens of other organizations.
Labor disputes at the ports clog up these vital arteries and lead to
delays, higher costs, and lost business for industries throughout the
country, Gardner said.

Hutter, former president of Cargill, dies at 85
WAYZATA, MINNESOTA, U.S. - Heinz Hutter, former president
of Cargill during the early 1990s, died June 15. He was 85 years old.
Hutter joined Cargill in 1955 as a grain trader at the company's
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States, where he worked in a variety of positions until Cargill named

him president of the company's Argentine operations in the 1960s. He
moved back to Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., in 1973 to become head
of Cargill's food and farm products group. By 1975, he was named a
Cargill director and in 1981 became an executive vice-president. He
became president and COO of Cargill in 1991 and retired in 1994.

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