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Of eou~e. But we carders have done all we could to patfect the business of Labor-management relations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. We fell shorl of the perfection we leached for, but Thomas More said, "To bye is to change and to be perfect is to change often," It was in the spisit of change thta ocean carriers formed the Council in 1986. We did not feel that our ~ice was being heard with suMcient attention, and we needed not only to be board, but respected, as an organization whose ships called at the entire porl range from Maine to Texas. We said, "This is whal we want in file MaSter Contlact," and the ilA listened because we spoke ~th one voice. And gradually, over time, we delivered significant benefits for the carder commufuty, mad for the ILA, our negotiating partner. The resulte I flare cited speak for tben~idves. They could not have been acfiieved ~thout the hard wolk and dedication of our directors, staff and members through the years since 1986. They all added something oYvalue, and it is they who deserve the most credit for the way in whiall they came together to ~et and addeve our goals noBvBhstanding long odds. That work and dedication benefited everybndy with a stake in the collective bargaining process, managemenl and labor alike. InevitabiB the faces changed along the way, but the conunon effort remained the same Sadly, we have [o~t from our ranks people like John Millard, our secreta~, and a director since 1986, Jinmty Newsome, wbo toiled [or years in the South AtLantic and the Gulf, and Peter B Lamhes, ceo's first co.counsel. 1 thank die Board of Directors for its tireless ~ervices to BEG, and for paflicipaling so whrdeheartedly in the creation of USMX. On behalf of the Board and the Council's members, I exlenfi our gmlgode to the dedicated CCC staff who made it possible for us to reach our objectives. I especially thank Bernie De Lury for Iris yeoman work, and wish him a rapid reco~'ery and continued good health. To Bill Detweiler, Jimmy Mclntire, Walter Niemand and Joan Pintamo, my best wishes on their new roles with US~L~, mid to Kirk Krieger, Joe gLarino, Rlchie G fegowski, Ste~e Fromin, Kelly Ryan ,and Diane Trapp, I wish every success at BCC Service Corp My thanks also to Peter hambos and Bill Spalman, our counsel; our actuaries Ban Stewart and Jacque Medal, and to John CnfidilW of Tile Christopher Group, our eommunicaBoits consultant. It h~ been In}' pleasure to hm'e served with all of you at CCC, As to what the future holds hi the colfectB'e bargaining process, I have the tdm~t confidence in the leadership ofJini Copo, chairman and chtef executive of USMX, and John Trafficante, p~rdent of CCC Service Corp. They both bring professionalism, inmgination and leadership to their separate but cloudy related tasks. I am much encouraged by the way in which the [LA, under the feadership of John Bowers, has entered into the spirit of paane~hip ill eolfecti~'e negotingons. 1, for one, believe that there has been built bei~,veen labor and management on the Athmtte and Gulf co~ls a spirit of trust that wiU seine both pallies well in the future. That trust has shown itself in the rocognilinn that strikes and s[owdovam are counter-prcductls, e, that it is belter to sit down at a bargaintog table and work out differences, calmly. At the end of tile da); both parties gain. Over time, the IIA has come to recognize the value of a work force dedicated to preductivily. For its part, management became more realistic ~bonl the time it would take to achieve its goals. It took patience and the conviction on both sides that certain issues ~m central, and that they had to come tip with constructive, mutually advantageous way's Io deal with them. 1 have every confidence thai the trust built over these past 15 pears beisveen labor and management will serve as a firm foundation for filtore growth and stability along the AdanBc and Gulf coasts [ etaeod my best withes on their fenge iounk"/to USt~ and the IL& Cheimlan June 27, 2002

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