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Labor strike that could have shut down East Cost port averted

A looming labor shutdown of ports on the US East Coast was averted Friday when federal mediators helped workers and shippers reach a breakthrough on a key issue in deadlocked contract talks. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service said the two sides had agreed to extend final contract negotiations for…

Hopes of full NHL season dim as contract negations stall

Hopes that the NHL would end its contract dispute in time to salvage a complete season dwindled Wednesday after the league and players couldn’t even agree to meet. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has said a new collective bargaining agreement would need to be hammered out by Thursday if the league…