‘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 […]
Union bosses serve the total state, not American workers
The International Longshoremen's Association and its 45,000 members went on strike Tuesday, warning that 36 U.S. ports along the East Coast and Gulf Coast could be paralyzed. The already fragile U.S. logistics system gives unions significant leverage, but the damage caused by Hurricane Helen has exacerbated the need to re-establish supply lines. While conservatives have […]
Two California dairy workers infected with bird flu, latest human cases in US
Two dairy workers in California have contracted avian influenza, making them the 15th and 16th human cases detected this year in an ongoing outbreak affecting the country's dairy cows, health officials said. authorities announced Thursday. The latest case was found in a worker who came into contact with infected cattle in California's Central Valley, where […]
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 […]
‘A Danger To The US’: Coalition Negotiating With Striking Dock Workers Represents China-Owned Shipping Company
The coalition negotiating on behalf of employers in the ongoing dockers' strike also includes a Beijing-based shipping company, raising concerns over China's potential economic and political influence. is increasing. Thousands of longshoremen at 14 major ports along the East Coast and Gulf Coast went on strike just after midnight Thursday, a move experts say will […]
6 Tennessee Factory Workers Swept Away by Helene Flood After Managers Made Them Stay
Several employees at a plastics factory in Tennessee were swept away by severe flooding from Hurricane Helen, and survivors blamed company management for not letting workers home before water reached dangerous levels. On Friday, Robert Jarvis, who worked at the Impact Plastics plant in Irwin, told News 5 WCYB he asked to leave after the […]
Harris backs striking port workers, knocks Trump
Vice President Harris on Wednesday expressed support for the longshoremen's strike, while criticizing her rival, former President Trump, as tens of thousands of longshoremen walked off the job at ports along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico. denounced. “This strike is about fairness. Foreign shipping companies have made record profits and increased executive compensation. […]
11 Tennessee factory workers swept away in Helene floodwaters, company responds to evacuation decision
Forced workers at a Tennessee plastics factory are recalling the day historic flooding took over parking lots and caused power outages. The factory was closed and they went home, but some workers did not. Eleven people were swept away by the flood, and only five were rescued. Two of the deaths were confirmed, part of […]
Nobody Gave a Sh*t About the Workers til Now
The president of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) dismissed concerns that the longshoremen's strike could affect the lives of Americans. in interview When asked on Fox News if he was worried that this strike would hurt everyday Americans, Harold Daggett, the ILA's international president, said, “People are talking about longshoremen.'' People “didn't care at all,” […]
11 workers at a Tennessee factory were swept away in Hurricane Helene flooding as workers forced to wait until it was ‘too late’
Workers at a plastics factory in rural Tennessee continued to work as Hurricane Helen's rains intensified. The factory was shut down for the first time after water flooded the parking lot and the power went out, allowing employees to go home. Some didn't make it. Impact Plastics Inc. is surrounded by mud and debris on […]