Union Misrepresents PMA’s Position on Benefits; Violates Media Blackout Agreement in Releasing Statement to News Organizations SAN FRANCISCO (June 26, 2002) – The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), which has a representative observing the contract negotiations between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), violated an agreed upon media blackout by releasing misinformation to the news media today regarding the PMA’s benefits proposal to the ILWU. Furthermore, the ILWU today informed the PMA that it was unilaterally lifting the media blackout. In response, PMA’s Negotiating Committee Chairman Ray Holbrook strongly urged ILWU President Jim...