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Strong jobs report, port strike deal bolster Harris

Much better-than-expected jobs numbers, released just hours after the longshore workers' strike was abruptly called off, are providing momentum and relief to Vice President Harris' campaign. The port strike threatens to cripple the economy and is the most politically threatening of the three recent challenges facing Harris and the White House. The White House has […]

‘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 […]