Confronted by the militancy of longshore unions, port operators have deployed automation, in part to limit their ...

If longshore workers at East and Gulf coast ports go on strike Tuesday, as now appears likely, it could choke off the ...

International Longshoremen's Association on Sunday said workers are readying for the picket lines should a deal not be ...

If roughly 45,000 U.S. longshoremen make good on their threat to strike beginning Tuesday, they could shut down 36 ports from ...

A prolonged strike would force companies to pay shippers for the delays, and goods could arrive too late for the high point of holiday shopping season.

In a worst-case scenario, those costs, multiplied across industries, could fuel inflation and pressure the U.S. economy.

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.

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 walkout affecting ...

Longshoremen on the West Coast are represented by a separate union that agreed to a contract last year. Ports in California ...

Retailers are bracing for potential pain should thousands of dock workers along the East Coast begin striking this week. Here’s what to know and what to expect.

A large strike at East Coast ports could begin on October 1 unless a new contract is approved by the International ...

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