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Port officials say they're better equipped to handle a surge of cargo if dock workers strike in the East Coast. ... “We’re going to see a backup here in California because we’re going to ...
California port operations could be affected if the striking longshore workers union in the East set up pickets here, as it did in San Francisco during the strike in 1977. ...
The Anderson Economic Group estimated that the U.S. economy would lose $2.1 billion from a one-week strike, $1.5 billion due to the loss in value or degradation of items such as perishable goods, $400 million for transportation company losses, and $200 million in lost wages for the striking port workers.
The walkout represents the first East Coast dock strike since 1977. A total of 14 ports involving some 25,000 workers are affected by the strike, according to USMX:
Top-scale port workers now earn a base pay of $39 an hour, or just over $81,000 a year. But with overtime and other benefits, some can make in excess of $200,000 annually.
Here’s the latest information you need to know about the port strike. What are the workers going on strike over? You can sum up the strike issues in two words : Automation and wages.
Here's what we know about the labor strike at the East Coast's largest ports. Previous: East Coast port workers on verge of strike for first time in 47 years. What to know. Why are ILA workers ...
The 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) went on strike Tuesday for the first time in nearly 50 years after not being able to come to an agreement with the United ...