Potential union strike threatens the East and Gulf Coast economy
A potential strike could impact ports across the United States, including the Port of Mobile. The International Longshoreman Association union represents over 45,000 workers on the East and Gulf coasts.
Largest port on U.S. East Coast, New York/New Jersey, begins prepping for what could be first union strike since 1977
A deadline of Oct. 1 for a new deal between port workers and ownership is approaching, and after talks broke down during the summer, tensions are high.
Biden won't block potential strike at East Coast ports, administration official says
U.S. President Joe Biden does not intend to invoke a federal law to prevent a port strike on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico if dockworkers fail to secure a new labor contract by an Oct. 1 deadline,
LA Port, CMA CGM Say East Coast Strike Unlikely to Pose West Coast Port Disruptions
Neither Gene Seroka nor George Goldman saw evidence that East Coast-bound vessels will be diverted after a possible Oct. 1 strike.
Byron Donalds demands Biden prevent East Coast port strike: ‘Where is he?’
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) has called for President Joe Biden to take action to prevent a strike along the East Coast that poses a major financial impact should the strike go through. The Biden administration has stated there are currently no plans to use a federal law to prevent a strike along U.
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Strike looming at Port Houston, 35 other ports that could have lasting impacts U.S. economy
A strike that is potentially just weeks away has the potential to have a weeks if not months-long impact on the U.S. economy.
Longshoremen at key US ports threatening to strike over automation and pay
Whenever and however the dispute is resolved, it’s likely to affect how freight moves in and out of the United States for ...
Boeing lays off thousands of executives, managers, non-union contractors amid strike
Boeing said Wednesday it is temporarily laying off tens of thousands of managers, executives and non-union contractors as the ...
NY Times tech union’s bizarre demands to avert strike include four-day work week, ban on scents in break rooms
Tech union workers at the New York Times have threatened to strike on Election Day over a bizarre list of demands that ...
Port strike on US East Coast would spark supply-chain glitches from outset, shipping firm exec says
A threatened Oct. 1 strike by dockworkers at ports on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico would immediately disrupt the ...
Jonathan Zimmerman: Why we need a student strike against school shootings
Students should refuse to return to school until the people elected to protect them do something real about school shootings.
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Looming Coastwide Longshoremen Strike Could Be ‘Major Disruption’ to America’s Economy
A union representing thousands of longshoremen is promising to strike on October 1 if its contract demands aren’t met.
What this Boeing strike is really all about
At the heart of the Boeing strike that began Friday is a story about what happens when penny-pinching executives lose the ...
U.S. Air Force gives update on new B-21 stealth bomber: "Nobody on the planet can do what we're doing"
Currently, the stealth bomber remains in the test flight stage, and is doing two such flights a week, according to Thomas ...