Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages
Longshoremen from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation. If the strike continues for more than a few weeks, inflation could reignite and shortages could arise. The contract between the port and some 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen's Association expired at midnight, and workers went […]
Port workers strike for first time in nearly 50 years
Tens of thousands of longshoremen at ports along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico went on strike just after midnight, the first strike by a longshoremen union in nearly 50 years. Workers from Maine to Texas walked off the job after the United States Maritime Union (USMX) and the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) failed […]
Dockworkers go on strike at East and Gulf Coast ports
Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross responded to shippers making counteroffers to the ILA on Craman Countdown. Longshoremen who formed a union Strikes were held early Tuesday at 36 ports on the Eastern and Gulf Coasts as negotiations over new contracts with groups representing port employers stalled. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), which represents […]
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Port strike looms
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‘Haven’t Been Particularly Involved’ on Port Strike that ‘Could Be Incredibly Disruptive to Commerce’
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, appearing in her personal capacity on behalf of the Harris campaign on CNBC's “Squawk Box” on Monday, said a potential port attack could have the biggest impact. He said there was “not a lot of focus” on location. She is not “particularly involved” in the strike issue, which she acknowledged “has […]
Port strike: Can West Coast ports absorb East and Gulf Coast import volumes?
Gene Seroka, Executive Director of the Port of Los Angeles, discusses the key issue of the impending Kabuto Port Strike: Coast to Coast. potential strike Unionized longshoremen It could begin Tuesday at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, raising questions about whether West Coast ports are viable alternative destinations for offloading cargo. The International Longshoremen's […]
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 […]
Impending port strike threatens economic turmoil as union demands higher wages, automation ban
The International Longshoremen's Association, the union representing 85,000 longshoremen, said it would be closed at East Coast and Gulf ports starting Oct. 1 if it cannot secure an agreement with the U.S. Maritime Union by Monday evening. We are preparing to go on strike. According to the report, the union is demanding higher wages and […]
Port strike to burden supply chain while Hurricane Helene victims await relief
Chris Speer, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, said the longshoreman strike could disrupt major shipping ports on the East Coast, leading to short- and long-term macroeconomic impacts. The impact is being analyzed. An impending major port strike expected to begin late Tuesday night could have a significant impact on the provision of […]