US port strike by 45,000 dockworkers is all but certain to begin at midnight
The union representing U.S. dockworkers has signaled that 45,000 members will walk off the job at midnight, kicking off a massive strike likely to shut down ports across the East and Gulf coasts.
Dockworkers may have the negotiating advantage in their strike against US ports
With 45,000 longshoremen at 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas on strike for the first time in decades, experts say the workers may wield the upper hand in their standoff with port operators over wages and the use of automation.
Where are dockworkers striking? Mapping the major East Coast, Gulf ports
A lengthy strike by 45,000 dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas could drive up prices and make some items harder to get.
As strike deadline approaches, dockworkers prepare to walk picket lines at Eastern and Gulf ports
With a strike deadline looming just after midnight on Tuesday, the union for 45,000 dockworkers appeared poised to walk picket lines at East and Gulf coast ports even though progress was reported in negotiations ahead of a major work stoppage.
Thousands of East, Gulf Coast dockworkers hit the picket line as contract deadline passes
Dockworkers from New England to Texas walked off the job just after midnight, upending parts of the U.S. supply chain weeks before the election. Tens of thousands of workers struck after the International Longshoremen's Association and the shipping industry could not reach a new contract after their last six-year deal expired.
Port strike: Longshoremen hit picket lines along East, Gulf coast; Here's what they want
Longshoremen are on strike, shutting down East, Gulf ports. Economic losses of $5 billion per day can mean shortages, inflation and layoffs.
A Dockworkers Strike Could Shut Down East and Gulf Ports. Will It Affect Holiday Shopping?
U.S. ports from Maine to Texas could shut down if a union representing 45,000 dockworkers carries through with a threatened strike early Tuesday
Picket lines form as port strike begins for thousands of New York and New Jersey dockworkers
A port strike has thousands of dockworkers on the picket lines along the East and Gulf coasts​, including New York and New Jersey.
Port workers strike across the East and Gulf Coasts
Nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) are on strike against the nation’s East and Gulf Coast ports. Follow along for the latest news.
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