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The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said container traffic at major points and cement deliveries at construction sites were exceeding prestrike levels as of 10 a.m.

From Washington Times • Dec. 9, 2022

Yet nonunion workers were using the new composition equipment to produce a fairly creditable facsimile of the prestrike Post, and some of Bradlee's colleagues were less troubled by the siege.

From Time Magazine Archive

Northwest officials blame many of the prestrike problems on labor slowdowns, but others think the trouble is more endemic.

From Time Magazine Archive

Urgently reiterated by television and radio, the prestrike soundings electrified several million people from South Carolina to New England into a fever of preparation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Attendance for both leagues was down more than 2,000 a game, an 11% decrease from prestrike levels.

From Time Magazine Archive