Ports along the East and Gulf coasts preparing for possible worker strike
A spokesperson for the Port of Philadelphia says contingency plans are being put in place at Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, where thousands of shipping containers are handled each month.
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.
Strike Looms at US East Coast, Gulf of Mexico Ports
The union, which represents dockworkers across 36 ports on the U.S. East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico, threatens to strike on Oct. 1. If its members walk off the job at ports stretching from Maine to Texas,
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,
East Coast port workers on verge of strike for first time in 47 years. What to know
For the first time since 1977, East Coast port workers are on the verge of a strike. Here's what's at stake, for both workers and consumers.
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.
An ILA Strike Next Week Would Affect These 10 Seaports, Maybe An Election
The East Coast and Gulf Coast seaports that would be affected by a longshoremen’s strike are accounting for almost 60 percent ...
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Where ILA strike might go from here
Bolstering its service in the LA to Chicago lane (volume shown above) by removing two days of transit time. Doubling capacity ...
Looming Port Strikes Worrying News for Kamala Harris
A major strike is planned for October 1 that could spark a consumer price hike right before the 2024 presidential election.
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ILA calls USMX move at NLRB “a publicity stunt”
As a port strike that threatens to close U.S, ports from Maine to Texas on October 1 gets ever nearer, the ILA union is ...
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Chances of a strike remain high with ILA and USMX still not in talks on a new deal
With time ticking away, prospects for a new East and Gulf Ports labor agreement between the International Longshoremen’s ...
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Port of Houston Braces for Possible Strike as ILA and USMX Approach Critical Deadline in Contract Talks
Negotiations between ILA and USMX face a looming deadline, risking a strike that could disrupt the Port of Houston's ...
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Truck drivers, companies fear possible ILA strike; union says it's 'fighting for respect'
Herman Buckner is another truck driver who has friends who do a lot of work at ports and he worries about them. “They’re not going to be able to pay their bills," Buckner said. Even so, he supports ...
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Does the ILA have a point in objecting to automation?
FreightWaves examines the International Longshoremen’s Association’s concern with port automation and its effects on global ...
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USMX takes a step to get ILA to negotiate, filing an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB
USMX filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in an effort to get ILA back to the negotiating table.
Port of Baltimore and others brace for possible strike next week by ILA dockworkers
Contract negotiations between East Coast dockworkers and their employers have reached a stalemate, fueling growing concerns ...
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An elderly widow was attacked in her own home and left for dead by her perpetrators. 73-year-old Ila Mae Clark died in ...
Port Strike, If Short, Won’t Spur Inflation, Economists Say
The United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), the alliance of port associations, container carriers, and employers, has failed ...