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Japanese dockworkers strike to protest U.S. pressure
By SETH SUTEL

Associated Press Writer

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) -- Dockworkers across Japan went on strike Wednesday to
protest U.S. pressure to open up Japanese ports to greater competition.

The 24-hour strike, which was expected to shut down about half of Japan's 96
ports, was called by two major unions last week following proposed sanctions
on
Japanese shippers entering U.S. ports.

The unions are also striking to demand better conditions and benefits for
their
50,000 members.

The U.S. demands, which include asking ports to operate for longer hours,
``go
against the labor agreements we have here,'' said Muneo Kishi, chairman of
the
Yokohama Dockworkers Unions Association.

About 200 striking dockworkers, chanting and carrying banners, protested in
front of a Transport Ministry office in Yokohama, home to one of Japan's
biggest
 ports.

Despite the work stoppage, many shipping companies were able to reroute ships
or
 speed up their arrivals in order to minimize the impact of the strike. But
delays were inevitable.

At least 60 ships from Japan's 12 biggest shipping companies will be unable
to
land Wednesday, resulting in a total of $1 million in extra costs, the Japan
Shipowners' Association said.

Foreign ships were also affected, but the exact number remained unclear, said
a
spokesman for the Japan Foreign Steamship Association.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission last month announced sanctions in
retaliation for Japanese ports requiring shippers to negotiate with
dockworker
unions before providing new shipping services or changing their port of entry

for existing services.

The commission said it would impose $100,000 levies April 14 on three
Japanese
shippers -- Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. and Nippon
Yusen K.K.

With those companies' cargo vessels averaging 34 arrivals a month in U.S.
ports,
 the agency estimated the new levies could total $45 million a year.

The striking unions, the National Council of Dockworkers' Unions of Japan and

the All Japan Harbor Transport Labor Union League, represent dockworkers at
50
ports in Japan that handle foreign ships.

AP-WS-03-11-97 2049EST


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