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The International Longshoremen's Association is doing what a lot of businesses and households are doing -- looking for ways to cut costs. Assets of the ILA's international headquarters, which totaled $51.1 million as recently as 2005, plunged to $24.3 million in 2007 and to $17.7 million at the end of 2008. When the ILA's executive council met last month in Tampa, cost-cutting was atop the agenda. Administrative overhead at union headquarters has remained steady while revenue has slipped and other costs have increased. One money-saving possibility that was raised was moving the union headquarters from its longtime base at 17...

The International Longshoremen's Association is doing what a lot of businesses and households are doing -- looking for ways to cut costs.


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