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River pilots threaten walkout over pay in major river system
About 3,000 towboat pilots, led by Pilots Agree founder Dickey Mathes, warn a spring walkout could shut down the Mississippi and connecting rivers if pay, pensions, and health benefits are not addressed. Port officials warn of pandemonium along routes like Port of South Louisiana as unions seek higher salaries.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Dickey Mathes
Mathes
Coast Guard
George Filmore
Pensacola
Fla
Filmore
South Louisiana
LaPlace
Gary LaGrange
Missouri
Ohio
Red
Ilinois
Monongahela
Allegheny