The dockworkers' strike is a test for Biden — and complicates an already dizzying 2024 presidential race
Biden has said he won't stop the dockworker's strike. But if the strike stretches on for weeks, it could have a major impact on the presidential race.
Biden won’t step in to avert dockworker strike
The White House says it won’t step in to force dockworkers back on the job, and that impacts to America’s vital goods will be minimal for now.
Republican members call on Biden to halt dockworkers strike
Republican lawmakers are pushing for President Joe Biden to reverse his stance against intervening in a dockworkers strike expected to stymie supply chains and raise prices, by invoking his executive powers.
President Biden urges USMX to make ‘fair offer’ to striking dockworkers
US President Biden has placed the ball firmly in the court of employers USMX to negotiate with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) to end the port strike.
Virginia governor asks Pres. Biden to call off dockworker strike
On Tuesday, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-Va.) called on the White House to use federal authority to stop the strike.
Biden Says Dockworkers Deserve 'Fair Wage' In First Reaction To Strike
Some ocean carriers saw their profits skyrocket more than 800% after the COVID-19 pandemic compared to what they made before, the president said.
Everything to know about the US port strike and its potential impact on the economy
US$1 billion to US$5 billion in lost activity is expected for each day of the strike. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Boeing is raising its offer to end the strike
Boeing said Monday it has raised its offer to the International Association of Machinists union to end the strike by 33,000 ...
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‘Devastating consequences for American workers’: National Retail Federation calls on President Biden to end port strike
The National Retail Federation is urging the Biden administration to intervene in a labor strike affecting U.S. East and Gulf ...
How the Dockworkers’ Strike Could Ripple Through the Economy
Transportation and warehousing sectors are poised to first feel the pinch, with a broader economic fallout expected if the ...
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Lebanon faces its worst crisis since the end of the civil war
Many Lebanese are extremely critical of Hizbullah, but they are even more opposed to Israel, says Karim Bitar, a professor at ...
Did the ports go on strike? Port of Houston among impacted ports from Texas to Maine
Port of Houston dockworkers have joined the nearly 50,000 striking from Texas to Maine. ILA union demands fair wages, ...
Port of Wilmington cargo is shut down by the first East Coast strike in 47 years
The last ILA strike on the East Coast, in 1977, ended after 44 days. In 2002, President George W. Bush invoked the ...
‘I’d like to get back to work’: Strike at Textron nears end of first week
Rosales has been one of the people running the operations of the strikers at the west location, which is operating out of the ...
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Boeing could lose billions if the strike doesn’t end soon
Boeing lost more than $500 million during the first week of the machinists strike, and could lose much more if it doesn’t end soon. Conway Gittens: I’m Conway Gittens reporting from the New York ...
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East Coast port workers on verge of strike for first time in 47 years. What to know
ever since a 1977 strike that clotted up the United States' Atlantic ports for seven weeks. If no contract is signed by the end of Monday, every major U.S. port from Maine to the Texas Gulf Coast ...