Tugboat pilots on strike.(Pilots Agree union)(On The Line)(Brief Article) From: The Progressive | Date: July 1, 1998| Author: Parker, Suzi | COPYRIGHT 1998 The Progressive, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Lake Village, Arkansas

One of the most dangerous occupations in America is tugboat pilot. Employees of the tugboat industry have nine times the death rate of the average U.S. worker. They work in cramped conditions, and towboat companies often refuse to allow pilots to communicate with their families while on the job or to leave the boat while at port.

On April 4, Pilots Agree, a union representing a third of the nation's 3,000 tugboat pilots, called for a s...

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