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Dockworkers Approve Six-Year Contract, Averting Strike Threat

Dockworkers on U.S. East and Gulf coasts secure a six-year contract with a significant pay raise, addressing automation concerns and ensuring labor peace.

US dockworkers threaten to strike against automation, creating economic uncertainty

Vowing to stop machines from taking their jobs, 45,000 U.S. longshoremen are threatening to go on a strike that would shut ports on the East and Gulf coasts and could damage the American economy just as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House

The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025

Union Workers Are Fighting To Keep U.S. Ports More Dangerous and Less Efficient

Union president Harold Daggett says longshoremen will strike again in January if they don't get a ban on automation.

Reason · Dec 4, 2024

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President Of ILA Resolves Labor Dispute, Avoids Shipping Crisis

Harold Daggett, president of ILA, acquitted of mafia ties, leads union amidst challenges and strikes.

Automate the Ports

The dockworkers' strike is over, but America's ports will be some of the least efficient in the world whether they are open or closed.

Reason · Oct 4, 2024

Revealed: CEO at heart of US ports strike made crude attacks on Biden and Democrats

David Adam of USMX made coarse remarks about president and appeared to endorse rightwing conspiracy theory

The Guardian - US · Oct 3, 2024

Port Union Workers Union President Issues Threat: 'I Will Cripple You'

International Longshoremen's Association president Harold Daggett represents 45,000 union workers.

International Business Times · Oct 2, 2024

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Could US port strike be the ‘October surprise’ that trips up Kamala Harris?

Strike by 45,000 dock workers threatens to stoke inflation just five weeks out from US presidential election.

Al Jazeera · Oct 2, 2024

Union And Management Dispute Over Automation In Ports Intensifies

Union and management clash over automation in ports, highlighting job protection and labor rights concerns.

Shipping Industry Faces Potential Strike Over Wage Dispute

USMX and ILA negotiate pay raises amidst industry profits. ILA accuses companies of prioritizing profits over fair compensation. Biden administration inter...

The Cruises Will Be Spared

Plus: Israeli troops cross into Lebanon, prayer illiteracy on full display, veeps joust, and more...

Reason · Oct 1, 2024

Republican members call on Biden to halt dockworkers strike - Roll Call

Republican lawmakers are pushing for President Joe Biden to block a dockworkers strike expected to stymie supply chains and raise prices.

Roll Call · Oct 1, 2024

Longshoremen at key US ports threatening to strike over automation and pay

Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1, a move that would shut down ports that handle about half the nation’s cargo from ships

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2024

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