Dockworkers go on strike, snarling traffic at East and Gulf Coast ports. Updated October 1, 2024 3:05 PM ET Originally published October 1, 2024 1:12 AM ET. Heard on Morning Edition. By .

Some 25,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports may strike just after midnight on October 1 if their union doesn't reach a contract deal with shipping companies and port operators.

NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers began their first large-scale strike in nearly 50 years on Tuesday, halting the flow of about half the country's ocean ...

The strike, the first by East and Gulf Coast dockworkers since 1977, had shut down 14 ports since Tuesday. Latest U.S.

In 2002, a strike among workers at West Coast ports lasted 11 days before then-President George W. Bush invoked the Taft-Hartley Act and ended the standoff. Related Topics Dockworkers strike ...

However, early Tuesday, dockworkers were out on strike at 36 ports on the East and Gulf coasts, including the Port of New York and New Jersey, which has key facilities in Newark, ...

Dockworkers at dozens of U.S. ports are digging in for a massive pay increase, seeking to flex their power in a strike that aims to strangle the flow of trade across much of the country. “This ...

Update: US port workers and operators reach a deal to end East Coast strike immediately on Oct. 3. Read more. Almost 25,000 dockworkers at various ports along the East and Gulf Coasts are striking ...

Dockworkers with the International Longshoremen’s Association went on strike at midnight Tuesday, shutting down container freight operations in New York City ports and along the eastern seaboard ...

As tensions over automation grow, 45,000 U.S. dockworkers are threatening a massive strike that could paralyze ports along the East and Gulf coasts.

Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1.

About 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1, a move that would shut down ports that handle about half the nation's cargo from ships.