Workers Slam Port Deal
Tuesday, February 28th, 2006 by billFrom North Jersey.com
By Alex Nussbaum
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Amid chants of “U-S-A,” dockworkers, truck drivers and politicians made clear Monday that they don’t want Port Newark run by a company controlled by the Arab emirate of Dubai.
“We wouldn’t transfer the title to the devil, and we’re not going to transfer it to Dubai!” U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg thundered to the crowd of longshoremen and Teamsters gathered at the port.
The rally came as the U.S. Senate released a Coast Guard report that said the agency couldn’t tell whether Dubai Ports World was a security risk.
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