DAVID GREENE, HOST: NPR's business news starts with possible port shutdowns.</s>DAVID GREENE, HOST: NPR's business news starts with possible port shutdowns.</s>DAVID GREENE, HOST: A federal mediator says port operators and workers will start talking to each other again. The clock is ticking because a contract extension expires Saturday for longshoremen from Maine to Texas. Talks broke down last week. Retailers are pushing hard for mediation.</s>DAVID GREENE, HOST: A federal mediator says port operators and workers will start talking to each other again. The clock is ticking because a contract extension expires Saturday for longshoremen from Maine to Texas. Talks broke down last week. Retailers are pushing hard for mediation.
A federal mediator says port operators and workers will start talking to each other again. The clock is ticking because a contract extension expires Saturday for longshoremen from Maine to Texas. Talks broke down last week, and retailers are pushing hard for mediation.