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They also predicted that the strike would also significantly hamper West Coast port operations. Perishable items such as fruits and vegetables, on the other hand, were predicted to have immediate impacts on supply due to the strike-impacted ports working with large proportions of the United States' supplies (e.g. handling 75% of the U.S.'s ...
Roughly 25,000 dockworkers went on strike this week at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. to rally for higher pay and stronger guardrails around their jobs being automated out of ...
President George W. Bush used that authority in 2002 to halt an 11-day lockout of union members at West Coast ports. If the strike ends quickly, it isn’t expected to have big consequences for ...
J.P. Morgan estimated that a strike that shuts down East and Gulf coast ports could cost the economy $3.8 billion to $4.5 billion per day, with some of that recovered over time after normal ...
Nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) are on strike Tuesday against the nation’s East and Gulf Coast ports, choking off the flow of many of America’s ...
Union workers at ports in the East and Gulf coasts earn a base wage of $39 an hour after six years on the job compared to reports that West Coast union workers, which make $54.85 an hour.
What products will be affected by the port strike More than 75% of U.S. bananas arrive at ports handled by the International Longshoremen's Association, or ILA, according to the farm bureau.
A port workers' strike from Maine to Texas could deliver a major hit to the US economy. Logistics experts told BI that the key to how much damage is done will be how long it lasts.