Breitbart Business Digest: Trump Backs the Longshoremen
The Art of the Deal: East Coast Ports President-elect Donald Trump's recent endorsements Longshoremen of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) It should be viewed through the lens of deal making. The battle over automation at Eastern and Gulf Coast ports is not just a labor dispute, but a question of whether the promised benefits of […]
Port strike longshoremen union boss linked to murdered mobster in ‘farce’ racketeering case he beat at trial
Harold Daggettthe president of the International Longshoremen's Association, which went on a brief strike this week in a labor dispute that may have sparked a shipping crisis across the United States, has once faced federal racketeering charges related to the union's alleged ties to the Mafia. was spared. Daggett's lawyer, her cousin George Daggett, said […]
Longshoremen Pause Strike Until Jan. 15, Throw Kamala Harris a Lifeline
A longshoremen's strike that could have severely damaged the U.S. economy and supply chains weeks before the election has been suspended until January 15, in what could be a political disaster for Vice President Kamala Harris. A potentially dangerous situation was avoided. “The union representing tens of thousands of East Coast longshoremen and the shipping […]
Longshoremen strike deadline looms large over economy and election
Tens of thousands of longshore workers at 14 ports along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico are prepared to walk off the job early Tuesday unless their unions and employers reach a new collective bargaining agreement by midnight. It threatens to disrupt both the economy and the 2024 election. . Negotiations between the International […]
Longshoremen union’s demand for total ban on automation questioned as port strike looms: ‘From Maine to Texas’
As thousands of dockworkers prepare to strike if no deal is reached by Monday, one company leader is questioning union demands for a total ban on automation. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) said Sunday that its 85,000 members and “tens of thousands of longshoremen and maritime workers around the world” were on picket lines on […]
Port strike: Longshoremen union’s demand for total ban on automation questioned
Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R.N.J.) said on the “Evening Edit” that the possibility of port strikes across the United States could really “exacerbate” supply chain problems. As thousands of dockworkers prepare to strike if no deal is reached by Monday, one company leader is questioning union demands for a total ban on automation. The International […]