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Politics of a potential port strike
Beneath the Potential Strike at U.S. Ports: Tensions Over Innovation
Confronted by the militancy of longshore unions, port operators have deployed automation, in part to limit their vulnerability to labor troubles. Not coincidentally, dockworkers tend to look suspiciously at robots and other forms of innovation, divining threats to their livelihoods.
A threatened ports strike is already having an impact in America
A strike could disrupt the delivery of billions of dollars’ worth of consumer goods during peak shipping season. About 60% of America’s containerised trade would be affected. The value of containerised imports at the 36 ports amounted to $588bn last year. A strike would shut five of the ten busiest ports in North America.
Looming port strike: What to know about the potential work stoppage
Roughly 45,000 dockworkers plan to stop working as terms of a new contract have yet to be agreed upon. Here's what you need to know about the potential work stoppage.
Here's how a port strike could impact what you buy as deadline for a deal looms
At least 25,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports could walk off the job next week, impacting about half of the country's imports and possibly sending prices higher for consumers. Negotiations between the workers' union and the employers face a Tuesday deadline.
The politics of a potential port strike
The political world is keeping close tabs on a possible port strike on the East and Gulf coasts, with key swing states bracing for the economic fallout of a shutdown.
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Expect shortages of bananas, booze, chocolate and cherries if there’s a long port strike
If longshore workers at East and Gulf coast ports go on strike Tuesday, as now appears likely, it could choke off the ...
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Dock workers threatening to strike at some of the biggest ports in America
Concerns over potential effects to the supply chain grow as 45,000 dockworkers are threatening to strike from Texas to Maine.
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Facing a possible strike at US ports, Biden administration urges operators to negotiate with unions
Top Biden administration officials met with port operators ahead of a possible strike at East and Gulf coast ports, with a ...
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Disruption looms at East Coast ports as longshoremen prepare to strike
A strike by dockworkers would be the biggest disruption to the flow of goods in and out of the country since the height of ...
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Ports strike would leave Walmart, Ikea, Home Depot with few import options, union warns
Port workers are prepared to go on strike on the East and Gulf coasts on Oct. 1, and the union is warning that Canadian and ...
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With Just A Week Left, ‘Devastating’ Strike At Ports Looks Unavoidable
There is only one week left to fend off a major ports strike that could have a devastating impact on U.S. retailers just as ...
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Ports seek order to force dockworkers to bargaining table as strike looms at East and Gulf ports
The group representing East and Gulf Coast ports file an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB against the ...
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Facing strike at U.S. ports, Biden administration urges labor negotiations
Top Biden administration officials met Friday with port operators ahead of a possible strike at East and Gulf coast ports, ...
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Complaint filed against NJ-based union threatening strike to shut East Coast ports
Shipping companies filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the International Longshoremen's Association, which ...
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Strike looms at US East Coast, Gulf of Mexico ports
Talks between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), which represents 45,000 port workers, and the United States ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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US retailers brace for potential pain from a longshoremen's strike
With a dockworkers' strike threatening to close ports on the East and Gulf coasts beginning this week, Chris Butler is growing worried.
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