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Containerization

The historic “Mechanization and Modernization” agreement of 1960 is reached on the West Coast. The M&M agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association reflected a cooperative approach by management and labor in adopting new automated methods of handling cargo on the waterfront. [Pictured above: ILWU leader Harry Bridges and Matson’s R. J. Pfeiffer]

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