Dockworkers are striking. What does that mean? - POLITICO
WEB1 day ago · 10/01/2024 04:08 PM EDT. Tens of thousands of dockworkers on the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast hit the picket line early Tuesday amid a strike over wages and automation at ports. The walkout ...
Striking dockworkers shut down ports on East Coast of the U.S.
WEB1 day ago · Dockworker strike shuts down ports in the East, threatening big hit to the U.S. economy. The strike, the first since 1977 for the International Longshoremen’s Assn., could hurt the economy if it ...
How much do dockworkers make? Here are the striking workers' …
WEB1 day ago · The union is demanding a 77% raise over six years, or the equivalent of a $5 increase per hour for each year of the contract. Under the union's proposal, workers would make $44 for the first year ...
Why 45,000 dock workers are striking | Vox
WEB22 hours ago · Approximately 45,000 workers walked off the job at 12:01 am, making it the most significant strike the union has engaged in since 1977. On Tuesday, workers at 36 different ports stopped work after ...
Dockworkers may have negotiating advantage in US ports strike
WEB1 day ago · Updated 3:02 PM PDT, October 1, 2024. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The 45,000 dockworkers who went on strike Tuesday for the first time in decades at 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas may wield the upper hand in their standoff with port operators over wages and the use of automation. Organized labor enjoys rising public support and has had a …
How much the dock workers’ strike stings turns on how long it …
WEB6 hours ago · Published1 hour ago. Some 45,000 dock workers went on strike Tuesday, idling ports from Florida to Texas, but the walkout’s impact on consumers and the larger economy hinges on how long it lasts ...
US dockworkers strike, halting half the nation's ocean shipping
WEB1 day ago · Item 1 of 7 Members of the International Longshoremen's Association union, which represents roughly 45,000 workers, stand outside Maher Terminal on strike in Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S., October 1 ...
Dockworkers hit picket lines in historic US port strike that could ...
WEB2 days ago · A prolonged work stoppage of several weeks or months could rekindle inflation for some goods and trigger layoffs at manufacturers as raw materials dry up, experts said. "A strike would be very ...
Dockworkers Make $150,000 or More. Here Are Their Strike …
WEB2 days ago · The dock workers strike, the first for the East Coast ports since 1977, is expected to impact more than 50% of U.S. imports.
How Dockworkers’ Strike Will Impact Food, Other Products | TIME
WEB1 day ago · October 1, 2024 1:40 PM EDT. T he U.S. dockworkers’ strike impacting major ports from Maine to Texas began Tuesday, posing a major threat to the supply chain that could impact Americans ...