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Around 45,000 dockworkers went on strike Tuesday for the first time in almost 50 years, in a move that could temporarily put up to 105,000 workers out of work. ... Yahoo Sports. No. 1 Kansas ...
The labor union representing the 45,000 U.S. dockworkers who went on strike in the fall is returning to the negotiating table with port employers amid threats of carrying out another strike at ...
Striking U.S. dockworkers have reached a tentative agreement with shipping and port terminal companies for a wage hike of around 62% that will end a three-day strike, a source familiar with the ...
The dockworkers' negotiating stand is likely further strengthened by the nation's supply chain of goods being under pressure in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which has coincided with the peak shipping season for holiday goods. [4] The strike represented the first strike at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports since 1977. [5]
In their first strike since 1977, ILA dockworkers have been pushing for a 77% pay raise over the life of the contract and a halt on automation that could replace union jobs at U.S. ports.
The dockworkers' strike, their first since 1977, could snarl supply chains and cause shortages and higher prices if it stretches on for more than a few weeks. Beginning after midnight, the workers walked picket lines Tuesday and carried signs calling for more money and a ban on automation that could cost workers their jobs.
If the standoff sounds familiar, it’s because the same dockworkers — members of the International Longshoremen’s Association — staged a three-day walkout last fall. In October, they suspended the strike until Jan. 15 after reaching a tentative agreement with ports and shipping companies for a 62% pay raise over six years.
On Oct. 1, approximately 47,000 dockworkers from the International Longshoremen's Association went on strike, affecting 36 ports on the Gulf and East coasts. It was the first strike on the East ...