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Disruption looms at East Coast ports

Bloomberg L.P. · 2h

US Eastern Ports Prepare to Close With Dockworker Talks Stalled

Key industry and government officials are urging US dockworkers and their employers to avoid a strike at East and Gulf coast ports this week, though many facilities are already bracing for a shutdown.

The Spokesman-Review · 12h

Disruption looms at East Coast ports as longshoremen prepare to strike

Longshoremen on the West Coast are represented by a separate union that agreed to a contract last year. Ports in California and the Pacific Northwest would not be directly affected by a strike. But workers there, in solidarity, could refuse to handle cargo diverted from the East Coast.

East Coast port workers on verge of strike for first time in 47 years. What to know

For the first time since 1977, East Coast port workers are on the verge of a strike. Here's what's at stake, for both workers and consumers.

Port employers meet with Biden administration

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

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 union contract set to expire late Monday

Fox Business on MSN · 1d

Port employers meet with Biden administration as potential strike looms next week

Port employers met with White House officials Friday as negotiations with the union representing East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers are at an impasse with a potential strike looming.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

Biden Officials Meet Port Employers to Urge Deal to Avoid Strike

A trio of President Joe Biden’s aides are meeting with representatives of ocean carriers and terminal operators Friday with the aim of averting a strike that could shutter every major container port on the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts — while also signaling the White House won’t intervene to force workers back to the docks if they walk out.

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East Coast port strike looms for first time since 1977. Here's what to know.

Thousands of East and Gulf Coast port workers are ready to walk off the job on October 1. Here's what's at stake.

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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 ...

East Coast dockworker strike looms; ports seek to force union to bargaining table

With a strike deadline looming, the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports is asking a federal agency to make the ...

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White House urges dockworkers and East Coast ports to settle differences amid strike threat

A government task force is ready to help minimize supply-chain disruptions in case of a prolonged East Coast port strike, ...

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