Both unions' pacts had expired on May 30.
His current pact expires at the end of the year.
That pact expires at the end of 2006.
The pacts expire at the end of the month.
The Philadelphia contract is retroactive to Sept. 20, when the old pact expired.
Canada served notice today, so that the pact will expire on Oct. 4.
That pact expired last fall, but was soon followed by the accord with Vanuatu, which granted shore privileges.
The present four-year pact expires 24 hours after the league champion is crowned in June.
Washington and Tokyo have been struggling to reach agreement on future semiconductor trade policy before their pact expires at the end of this month.
The current pact expires at the end of June.