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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.
US Ports Brace For Potential Dockworkers Strike
Tens of thousands of US dockworkers plan to strike next week if there is no breakthrough on contract talks, just a month before November's closely contested presidential election.
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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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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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 ...
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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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US retailers brace for potential pain from a longshoremen's strike
If roughly 45,000 U.S. longshoremen make good on their threat to strike beginning Tuesday, they could shut down 36 ports from ...
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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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Agriculture groups urge White House action ahead of possible ports strike
Nearly 200 agriculture organizations on Friday morning urged the White House to address key U.S. agricultural supply chain issues in the face of a potential port strike on the East and Gulf Coasts ...
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Ports workers strike possible. Agriculture groups urge dredging of lower Mississippi River
Agriculture organizations on Friday urged the White House to address key supply chain issues ahead of a potential port strike ...
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White House urges dockworkers and East Coast ports to avoid strike
A government task force is ready to help minimize supply-chain disruptions in case of a prolonged East Coast port strike, ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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The impending longshoremen’s strike at Georgia ports is about more than wages
U.S. dockworkers are threatening to strike over pay and automation. That's not all Georgia Ports Authority is worried about.
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