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t n t 9 7 7 , ; ~ h , L :l~ahl~" m o n t h s o f ' . ~ 0 , ~ : , I h y t h e i n a i ! i [ i t ~ o ~ t r y. : , H h e r j o b ~ c u l , ! ! ! , ; ~ , ~ l a , l l I ~ i ~ g d c m l r 0 i l ~ H s : ! L ~ ! I ~ i l , . ~ i ~ ! J C C C a [ I d ~ A r ~ j ~ . ~ l t ! , ! j ~ . ~ ! ~ r / ~ , j i J ~ l l l ~ ; ~ : r, ¸ ¸ h r l d ~ L ~ ! l ~ ! 0 ! ~ ~ \ t , d ~ l l a [ t d ~[ prolediolt ~/[it~, ii i~;~¸ i Ir, )1~ i~l~i h,~:!; ~,~:'0 I~ i:~ 0\:,~ The carde~ and 01e 0 ~ agr~d Eo I!1~ 1,0~ ~ t~riiy Ih~gram. co~ring 36 ~ris from Maine to 'l~xas, which became ~troa/ttsdy effecttse on December l, 1977. This agreement ended a 57-day selective strike From 1977 fonvard, all ,',Iasler Contrac[ collective agreements have been negotiated ivith the filll portidpaUon of the carders through CCC. From the 1980 negotiations om,,,'aM, CCC, with its principal spokesman, a chaimlan representative of a steamship carrier, formed an important dement in the Master Contmc~ negotiations The ILA recognized the chairman as chief spokesman for the carriers. His presence, together leith a commgtee of carriers, w~ important because ~eithout the Council, no binding agneement could be m,'tde by the port management ,'kssocJ~tJollS as to oa~[ is,sue8 *uch ~ wages and benefits. CCC Brought stagiRly to the Industry Howeveg by far the ritost significant conldbution made by CCC is that ~fter the strike of I977, the presence of the Council and its growing influence throughout the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts eliminated all strikes resu[0ng from Mastet Contract bargaining. David J, Tolan Cbaltaan Carriers Container Council, Inc. 1000 - 2002 'B.E. De Lury