East Coast port strike looms for first time since 1977. Here ... - CBS News
WEB2 days ago · A walkout would be the first East Coast dock strike since 1977. Union workers at ports in the East Coast and Gulf Coast earn a base wage of $39 an hour after six years on the job. That is ...
Port workers from Maine to Texas are set to strike Tuesday ... - CNN
WEB2 days ago · Longshore workers at ports from Maine to Texas are set to walk off the job early Tuesday, staging what could become the most disruptive strike to the US economy in decades.
Facing a possible strike at US ports, Biden administration urges ...
WEB18 hours ago · Top Biden administration officials are meeting with port operators ahead of a possible strike at East and Gulf coast ports, ahead of a Monday deadline when a union contract expires. ... The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. ... told members of the United States Maritime Alliance that ...
Facing a possible strike, Biden administration encouraging port ...
WEB18 hours ago · Top Biden administration officials are meeting Friday afternoon with port operators ahead of a possible strike at East and Gulf coast ports, with the union contract expiring after Monday
How a massive port worker strike could scramble the 2024 race
WEB1 day ago · By Sam Sutton. 09/27/2024 05:00 AM EDT. Ports along the East and Gulf coasts are on the verge of a dockworkers strike that could damage the U.S. economy just a month before the election ...
Facing a possible strike at US ports, Biden administration urges ...
WEB18 hours ago · JOSH BOAK. Fri, Sep 27, 2024, 2:28 PM 1 min read. WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Biden administration officials were meeting Friday with port operators ahead of a possible strike at East and Gulf coast ...
As Strike Looms, Port Operators Ask Regulator to Force …
WEB1 day ago · A strike could begin on Tuesday, after the current labor contract expires on Monday. The I.L.A. broke off talks in June, contending that it had discovered that an employer was using labor-saving ...
Shippers scramble for workarounds ahead of looming US East Coast port …
WEB3 days ago · Ports on the East and Gulf Coasts also handle roughly 75% of the bananas that enter the United States, according to Jason Miller, interim chair of Michigan State University's department of supply ...
Longshoremen from Maine to Texas appear likely to go on strike, …
WEB3 days ago · U.S. ports from Maine to Texas are preparing for a potential shutdown in a week, when the union representing 45,000 dockworkers in that region has threatened to strike starting Oct. 1. That’s when the contract expires between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance, which represents the …
A Looming East Coast Port Strike Could Shake the Economy
WEB4 days ago · JPMorgan transportation analysts estimate that a strike could cost the economy $5 billion a day, or about 6 percent of gross domestic product, expressed daily. For each day the ports are shut down ...