Vol.62/No.19           May 18, 1998 
 
 
740 river boat pilots strike nationwide  
More than 75 river boat pilots attended a strike rally April 29 near Houston, Texas. The strike by members of the Pilots Agree union began April 3 when 98 companies refused to negotiate increases in benefits and salaries. Organizers say there are 3,000 pilots in the country and 1,200 are members of the union. They estimate 740 members are on strike nationally, including 100 in Texas. Other unionists joined the picket, included 10 locked-out workers from the Crown refinery, one of whom spoke.  
 
 
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