Dockworkers may have the negotiating advantage in their strike against US ports
The dockworkers’ strike, their first since 1977, could snarl supply chains and cause shortages and higher prices if it stretches on for more than a few weeks. Beginning after midnight, the workers walked picket lines Tuesday and carried signs calling for more money and a ban on automation that could cost workers their jobs.
Which ports in NY and NJ are affected by the ILA strike? See map
United States Maritime Alliance's (USMX) final proposal made on Monday, which fell short of the wages and protections against automation ILA members are seeking. “USMX brought on this strike when they decided to hold firm to foreign owned Ocean Carriers earning billion-dollar profits at United States ports,
A prolonged shutdown could deal a significant blow to the economy since the workers control major commercial choke points.
The last dock worker contract, which expired on Tuesday at midnight, was between the ports and 45,000 members of the ILA. The ...
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North Carolina's ports in Wilmington and Morehead City are being disrupted by labor strikeShipping container operations at the Port of Wilmington in North Carolina have been halted due to tens of thousands of ...
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A massive dockworker strike at seaports on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts is expected to wreak havoc on global supply chains ...
Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association could walk off the job, halting most shipments at East and Gulf Coast ...
Tens of thousands of dockworkers are on strike after the International Longshoremen's Association and the US Maritime ...
U.S. ports from Maine to Texas shut down Tuesday when the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for the ...
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