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A strike would cause billions of dollars in economic damage and force shippers to divert more products to land in the West Coast, adding distance, time and costs for many importers and retailers.
The union representing thousands of dockworkers from Maine to Texas launched a strike over wages ... California port operations could be affected if the striking longshore workers union in the ...
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 strike affecting 36 ports is the first by the union since 1977. Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages Skip to main content
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:
The massive port workers' strike that has shut down all the major dockyards on the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. and the Gulf coast is highlighting a fear held by many workers: Eventually, we will ...
Over 47,000 dock workers had walked off the job late Monday night, including 4,500 from New York and New Jersey. It marked the ILA’s first strike since 1977, which lasted 45 days.
NY and NJ are the only states where striking workers can get jobless benefits. ... Roughly 4,500 dock workers represented by the International Longshoremen's Association are employed in New York ...