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Local Business and Labor Issues

Ports Resume Work, But Clearing The Shipping Backlog May Take A While

KVCR | By Ben Adler

Published February 24, 2015 at 10:29 AM PST

It could take months before California imports and exports are flowing through west coast ports as they did before the labor slowdown that ended late last week. More from Capital Public Radio's Ben Adler.

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