US ports strike causes first shutdown in 50 years
A dockworkers' strike is set to shut down ports across much of the US indefinitely, threatening significant trade and economic disruption ahead of the presidential election and the busy holiday shopping season.
Dockworkers may have the negotiating advantage in their strike against US ports
With 45,000 longshoremen at 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas on strike for the first time in decades, experts say the workers may wield the upper hand in their standoff with port operators over wages
45,000 dockworkers are now on strike at 36 US ports, including South Carolina's
International Longshoremen's Association members walked off the job at 12:01 a.m. with 3 local unions boycotting outside S.C. State Ports Authority terminals
US ports shut down as dockworkers strike
Tens of thousands of dockworkers have gone on strike indefinitely at ports across much of the US, threatening significant trade and economic disruption ahead of the presidential election and the busy holiday shopping season.
US dockworkers launch strike after labor contract expires
Dockworkers at major ports along the US East and Gulf Coasts began walking off the job Tuesday after last-minute negotiations yielded no new labor contract, a stoppage expected to drag
Thousands of US dockworkers strike as contract deadline passes
Their absence means cargo can’t be unloaded and presents a political threat to Democrats trying to send positive economic messages to voters.
U.S. Dockworkers On Strike After Contract Expiration
Dockworkers in Houston, Texas, joined 36 ports in work stoppages as talks broke down between the union representing 47,000 longshoremen and port operators. Picket lines calling for improved wages and concerns over job loss from automation sprung up at midnight Tuesday after the International Longshoremen’s Association's contract expired.
US ports brace for shut down as dockworkers strike
A dockworkers' strike is set to shut down ports across much of the US indefinitely, threatening significant trade and economic disruption ahead of the presidential election and the busy holiday shopping season.
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