Darwin Dockworkers Protest U.S. Naval Visit
From Reuters
SYDNEY, Australia —
Dockworkers at the northern city of Darwin staged a walkout Thursday in protest against the arrival of three U.S. Navy ships on a routine visit.
Union leaders said the walkout occurred because no precautions were taken in case of a nuclear accident. A U.S. Embassy spokesman confirmed the work stoppage but said the three destroyers--Robison, Henry B. Wilson and Goldboro--berthed without any problem.
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