LONGSHOREMEN PICKET OUTSIDE OF LOCKED FENCE AS CARGO CONTAINERS STACK UP, 2002-10-02 (photo)

Longshoremen from International Labor Workers Union (ILWU) Local 19 picket and gather in front of a locked gate as hundreds of cargo containers sit idle at Terminal 46 at the Port of Seattle, Washington on October 2, 2002. More than 10,500 West Coast longshore workers have been locked out of their jobs by the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) since September 27. Efforts to start federal mediation for a U.S. port dispute that has stranded mountains of cargo on West Coast docks collapsed late Tuesday after the longshoremen's union stormed out of talks, accusing port employers of bringing "gun-toting thugs" to the meeting. REUTERS/Anthony P. Bolante. APB