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 […]
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‘Panic Buying’ Ensues as 45,000 U.S. Port Workers Go on Strike
Shoppers are “panic buying” items such as toilet paper after 45,000 East Coast longshoremen went on strike on Tuesday. Shayna Tarfsky, a Fort Worth, Texas, woman, went to the store to buy meat, rice, beans, bananas and toilet paper when her co-workers warned her about shortages and rising prices. USA Today reported on wednesday. “We […]
Port workers reach tentative agreement to end strike
The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) union and the United States Maritime Union (USMX), the trade group that operates East and Gulf ports, reached a tentative agreement Thursday to end a two-day strike. The ILA announced Thursday night that the USMX has agreed to raise wages for dockworkers and that union members will return to work […]
Dockworkers’ union reaches tentative agreement, will suspend port strike until January
“Kudrow” panelists Steve Moore and Michael Faulkender react to longshoremen striking over wages and automation. Striking US longshoremen are scheduled to return to work on Friday after reaching a tentative agreement with their employer on improved pay. According to FOX Business, the conditional offer was a 62% pay increase. This offer will be on hold […]
Port strike boosts pressure on Biden, Harris
President Biden and Vice President Harris may find themselves in an increasingly difficult position the longer the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) attacks on the East and Gulf coasts drag on. Mr. Biden could bring workers back to the docks by invoking the Taft-Hartley Act, but that would put Mr. Harris on the progressive ticket in […]
How the port strike could impact daily life
Longshoremen are striking from Maine to Texas, costing the U.S. economy as much as $5 billion a day, but raising questions about how the strikes will directly impact consumers. are. Despite toilet paper shortages reminiscent of the early days of the pandemic, consumers shouldn't see anything out of the ordinary on grocery store shelves or […]
Port strike leaves BILLIONS of trade in limbo
Longshoremen along the East Coast have officially begun a strike, the effects of which could be devastating for Americans already struggling in the Biden economy. And longshoremen are not shy about their intentions. Harold Daggett, president and chief negotiator of the International Longshoremen's Association, warned Americans: “We will cripple you.” Daggett also detailed how he […]
Port strike grinds coffee shipments to a halt at East and Gulf Coast ports
John DeCicco Jr., CEO of DeCicco & Sons, details the impact of the longshoremen's strike on his company as it prepares for fruit shortages. The strike currently in progress is Unionized longshoremen The unloading of imported coffee has been suspended at Eastern and Gulf ports, tightening supplies for coffee drinkers in the United States, the […]
NYC Costco shoppers empty shelves in panic over port strike
A longshoremen's strike that has shut down dozens of ports on the East Coast and Gulf Coast has led to shortages of toilet paper and paper towels at Costco on Staten Island, despite experts' claims that paper products are not affected by the strike. There are reports of panic buying. Video footage Wednesday showed vast […]