	union pers agree to cut n y port costs the new york ping association and international longshoremen s association said they agreed to cut cargo assessments at the port of new york and new jersey by more than pct on some labor intensive cargos the charges on cargo handled by union workers will be reduced to dlrs a ton from dlrs a ton effective april one according to the agreement between the union and pers the assessments are used to fund workers benefits what were doing is lowering the price to get more bulk cargo flowing through here a spokesman for the new york ping association said 
