International Longshoremen’s Association strikes possible across the east Coast
The International Longshoremen’s Association has vowed to stop working if a new labor agreement is not in place when their current six-year contract expires on September 30th. ILA union represents 45,
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 Maritime Alliance (USMX) employer group appear deadlocked on wage issues ahead of a Sept.
Ports seek order to force dockworkers to bargaining table as strike looms at East and Gulf ports
With a strike deadline looming, the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports is asking a federal agency to make the Longshoremen's union come to the bargaining table to negotiate a new contract.
East Coast Port Employers File Labor Complaint Against Union
As a strike looms, port operators said labor leaders were refusing to bargain, as big retailers brace for supply chain hiccups.
Dockworkers’ East Coast strike could affect Port of Philadelphia
The International Longshoremen’s Association’s contract expires Sept. 30, and Eastern and Gulf Coast ports are bracing for a strike starting the next day.
Lots More on the Potentially Massive East Coast Port Strikes
As soon as next week, workers at all of the ports on the US East Coast could go on strike, crippling trade across a range of industrial and agricultural parts of the economy. So what's at stake? What do the workers want?
US East Coast port employers file NRLB complaint against union as strike looms
By Lisa Baertlein, David Shepardson and Daniel Wiessner LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Employers negotiating a labor contract at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports on Thursday filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the union,
Looming East Coast port strike could slam shipments. Here's what to know
Some 45,000 East and Gulf Coast port workers are ready to walk off the job on October 1. Here's what's at stake.
A looming East Coast port strike could shake the economy
Businesses have been accelerating imports, redirecting cargo and pleading with the Biden administration to prevent a walkout.
The looming East Coast port strike could send the container trade into 'chaos,' CEO warns
For the first time in decades, the largest union of maritime workers in North America is planning to go on strike, potentially disrupting supply chains and pushing the container trade into “chaos,” according to the CEO of Container xChange.
Longshoremen’s dispute could boil into disruptive strike next week
A dispute over port worker pay and job protections could snarl commerce at ports up and down the East Coast next week.
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 ...
Port operators move to force longshoremen to bargaining table, appealing to federal labor panel
Port operators have moved to force a longshoremen’s union to resume bargaining just days before a strike deadline that threatens to shut down ports in Baltimore and along the East and Gulf Coasts. The ...
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Where ILA strike might go from here
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Port strike could delay delivery of critical medications: It could be 'devastating,' doctors say
Medical professionals are sounding the alarm over the potential impact prolonged port strikes along the East and Gulf coasts ...
Costco and retailers preparing for U.S. port strike: empty shelves and price hikes
Costco and other retailers scramble to prepare ahead of Tuesday's threat to strike by longshore workers at ports along the ...
The Reason Why Bananas Might Be Really Hard to Find in Grocery Stores Soon (and Prices May Go Up)
The ports in consideration process about half of all U.S. imports (!). This pause in handling would disrupt the availability ...