US dockworkers union to suspend strike after reaching tentative deal
2 months, 2 weeks ago

US dockworkers union to suspend strike after reaching tentative deal

Al Jazeera  

US dockworkers and port operators have reached a tentative agreement that will end a three-day strike that shut down shipping on the east and Gulf coasts of the United States – and had threatened to incur billions of dollars in losses. In a joint statement on Thursday evening, the International Longshoremen’s Association and the US Maritime Alliance, said they had “reached a tentative agreement on wages”, without providing any details on what was agreed upon. The two sides also agreed to extend their master contract until January 15 of next year in order “to return to the bargaining table” to negotiate other outstanding issues, they said. Citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter, the Reuters news agency reported the tentative agreement announced on Thursday would see the workers get a wage hike of around 62 percent over six years. US President Joe Biden welcomed Thursday’s agreement, saying it represented “critical progress towards a strong contract”.

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‘…time to put America first!’: Trump stands with dockworkers in fight against automation
Trending News
1 week, 4 days ago

‘…time to put America first!’: Trump stands with dockworkers in fight against automation

Hindustan Times  

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump made headlines on Thursday as he threw his support behind the 45,000 union dockworkers along the East and Gulf Coasts, whose labour negotiations have stalled over the contentious issue of automation, as reported by Reuters. Trump supports US workers amid automation tech On Truth Social, Trump wrote, “Just finished a meeting with the International Longshoremen’s Association …

Trump backs dockworkers in fight over automation
1 week, 4 days ago

Trump backs dockworkers in fight over automation

Al Jazeera  

US president-elect says savings from automation are not worth the ‘distress, hurt, and harm’ caused to workers. Trump on Thursday signalled his support for the workers’ stance following a meeting with Harold Daggett, the president of ILA, and Dennis Daggett, the union’s executive vice president. USMX said in a statement after Trump’s remarks that it looked forward to working with …

Trump offers support for dockworkers union by saying ports shouldn’t install more automated systems
1 week, 4 days ago

Trump offers support for dockworkers union by saying ports shouldn’t install more automated systems

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday voiced his support for the dockworkers union before their contract expires next month at Eastern and Gulf Coast ports, saying that any further “automation” of the ports would harm workers. They shouldn’t be looking for every last penny knowing how many families are hurt.” The International Longshoremen’s Association has until Jan. 15 to …

Canada orders end to port labor disruptions on two coasts
Trending News
1 month, 1 week ago

Canada orders end to port labor disruptions on two coasts

Hindustan Times  

Canada's labor minister on Tuesday ordered operations to resume at Pacific and Atlantic coast ports shut down by labor disputes that halted Can$1.3 billion in daily shipments. Canada orders end to port labor disruptions on two coasts Steve MacKinnon, the minister, said deadlocked negotiations at the ports of Montreal and Vancouver that go as far back as two years would …

Business: The dockworkers union strike is over, but has America turned on labor?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Business: The dockworkers union strike is over, but has America turned on labor?

Slate  

This week: the Longshoremen’s strike is over, and economic disaster has been averted. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the strike, sketchy union leader Harold Daggett, and how the White House put its thumb on the scales to help cut a deal. Then — bonus within the bonus — Felix and Emily get into a debate about Long …

Dockworkers' union scores big labor victory after three-day strike
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Dockworkers' union scores big labor victory after three-day strike

Salon  

Seventy-two hours after tens of thousands of members of the International Longshoremen's Association walked off their jobs on the docks from Maine to Texas they were back to work — with a 62 percent wage hike. As the New York Times reported late last year, the FAA has formed a panel to look “into the potential risks posed by exhaustion …

Dockworkers' Union To Suspend Strike Until Jan. 15 To Allow Time To Negotiate New Contract
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Dockworkers' Union To Suspend Strike Until Jan. 15 To Allow Time To Negotiate New Contract

Huff Post  

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 03: Port Everglades dockworkers continue their picket near the entrance to the port three days after the union and management failed to reach a consensus on a new labor contract on October 03, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The workers joined with tens of thousands of others on the East and Gulf Coast ports to …

The US could see shortages and higher retail prices if a dockworkers strike drags on
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The US could see shortages and higher retail prices if a dockworkers strike drags on

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Asked how much, Biden said “We’ll …

Everyone Is Getting the Dockworkers Strike All Wrong
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Everyone Is Getting the Dockworkers Strike All Wrong

Slate  

Update, Oct. 3, 2024, at 6:52 p.m.: The Associated Press reported on Thursday that the International Longshoremen’s Association has agreed to suspend its strike until Jan. 15 in order to provide more time to negotiate a new contract. This stoppage, which received unanimous approval from ILA members last month, is the first of its kind since 1977; the affected ports …

Dockworkers union halts strike until Jan. 15 as bargaining continues
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Dockworkers union halts strike until Jan. 15 as bargaining continues

LA Times  

The strike that shut down operations of East and Gulf coast ports and threatened to cause significant damage to the U.S. economy has halted — at least for now. The union representing 45,000 U.S. dockworkers said it has agreed to suspend the strike that began Tuesday until early next year. and the United States Maritime Alliance Ltd. have reached a …

Longshoremen suspend strike, as ports agree to pay raise demands
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Longshoremen suspend strike, as ports agree to pay raise demands

Salon  

Workers represented by the International Longshoremen’s Association will return to their posts following the suspension of a widespread strike across the Eastern United States. The strike ends after a tentative deal was reached between the dockworkers and the management group United States Maritime Alliance, suspending a action that had the potential to disrupt the U.S. economy. The strike, which began …

Port strikes end with deal on wages, averting economic disaster
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Port strikes end with deal on wages, averting economic disaster

NPR  

Port strikes end with deal on wages, averting economic disaster toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images A strike by tens of thousands of dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts, that could have seriously hurt the U.S. economy had it continued, has been called off. All workers were called back to work Thursday, after a three-day strike, following a tentative agreement …

'Not us—they are!' Union leader rejects Fox News spin on port strikes
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'Not us—they are!' Union leader rejects Fox News spin on port strikes

Raw Story  

Amid concerns over fallout from the dockworker strike at ports up and down the East Coast, the head of the International Longshoremen's Association stressed in a Fox News appearance Tuesday that it's greedy companies, not 45,000 striking workers, who are to blame for any economic impacts that may follow from the labor dispute. "They don't care," ILA president Harold Daggett …

Brown bananas, crowded ports, empty shelves: What to expect with the US dockworkers strike
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Brown bananas, crowded ports, empty shelves: What to expect with the US dockworkers strike

Salon  

Getting any product to consumers, whether it's a can of sardines or a screwdriver, requires that supply chains function well. Concerns over pay and technology The International Longshoremen's Association's six-year contract with the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports expired on Sept. 30, 2024, at midnight without an agreement. Dockworkers on the West Coast, who are not on strike, are …

US port strike by 45,000 dockworkers to strain global supply chain
2 months, 3 weeks ago

US port strike by 45,000 dockworkers to strain global supply chain

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The coming work stoppage threatens to significantly snarl the …

Dockworkers go on a strike that could reignite inflation and cause shortages in the holiday season
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Dockworkers go on a strike that could reignite inflation and cause shortages in the holiday season

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Workers at the Port of …

U.S. East Coast dockworkers head toward strike after deal deadline passes
2 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. East Coast dockworkers head toward strike after deal deadline passes

The Hindu  

Dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast were expected to strike on Tuesday morning after a midnight deadline passed with no sign of a new contract deal with port owners. The International Longshoremen's Association union representing 45,000 port workers had been negotiating with the United States Maritime Alliance employer group for a new six-year contract ahead of a …

Major Longshoremen Strike Hits East Coast Ports
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Major Longshoremen Strike Hits East Coast Ports

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Thousands of dock workers at ports along the East and Gulf coasts went on strike early Tuesday morning amid a contract dispute, halting the flow of goods with a potentially costly work stoppage. @NBC10Boston pic.twitter.com/w7l3JC9iAB — Kirsten Glavin October 1, 2024 Workers formed picket lines at major ports early Tuesday, holding signs that said “Profit over people …

Biden won’t step in to stop dockworker strike
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden won’t step in to stop dockworker strike

Politico  

All of this means President Joe Biden is not planning to use powers from the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act to end the strike. The letter, signed by Chair Sam Graves and and Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chair Daniel Webster pointed to President George Bush’s decision to invoke the act against striking dock workers in 2002 as an example of …

Thousands of East, Gulf Coast dockworkers hit the picket line as contract deadline passes
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands of East, Gulf Coast dockworkers hit the picket line as contract deadline passes

Politico  

“Nothing is going to move without us,” ILA International President Harold Daggett told dockworkers in New Jersey in a video posted by the union on Facebook. “It’s critical for USMX and the ILA to reach a fair agreement soon that respects workers and ensures a flow of commerce through our ports.” New York has stockpiles of medical supplies, many prescription …

Dockworkers are striking. What does that mean?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Dockworkers are striking. What does that mean?

Politico  

The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance, known as USMX, which represents shippers, terminal operators and port associations, failed to agree to a new labor contract before the previous six-year agreement expired. The strike is snarling trade at major ports, including the Port of New York and New Jersey, the East Coast’s biggest, and other major ports …

East and Gulf Coast dockworkers set to strike after rejecting 'insulting' wage offers
2 months, 3 weeks ago

East and Gulf Coast dockworkers set to strike after rejecting 'insulting' wage offers

Raw Story  

Dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports are set to go on strike after their contract expires at midnight on Monday as they seek higher pay and better job protections, in what would be the first coordinated walkout at ports from Maine to Texas since 1977. President Joe Biden doesn't plan to intervene to force a deal, administration officials have …

A dockworkers strike could shut down East and Gulf ports. Will it affect holiday shopping?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

A dockworkers strike could shut down East and Gulf ports. Will it affect holiday shopping?

Hindustan Times  

NEW YORK — U.S. ports from Maine to Texas could shut down Tuesday if a union representing about 45,000 dockworkers carries through with a threatened strike. A dockworkers strike could shut down East and Gulf ports. A lengthy shutdown could raise prices on goods around the country and potentially cause shortages and price increases at big and small retailers alike …

U.S. ports brace for potential dockworkers strike
2 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. ports brace for potential dockworkers strike

Raw Story  

Tens of thousands of US dockworkers plan to strike next week if there is no breakthrough on contract talks, just a month before November's closely contested presidential election. The United States Maritime Alliance, which represents shipping companies and terminal operators, on Thursday asked federal officials to intervene, citing the union's "repeated refusal to come to the table." ILA President Harold …

A looming strike could disrupt the economy just before the election. It’s mostly up to 1 fiery union leader.
2 months, 4 weeks ago

A looming strike could disrupt the economy just before the election. It’s mostly up to 1 fiery union leader.

Politico  

“In today’s world, I’ll cripple you,” he said recently in a video post. “Someone has to get into Congress and say, ‘Whoa, timeout, this world is going too fast for us, machines got to stop,’” Daggett told one interlocutor in a recent friendly interview. Machines don’t have families.” Daggett recently expressed major disappointment in Biden for how the president helped …

Port, dock workers unions defer indefinite strike proposed from August 28
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Port, dock workers unions defer indefinite strike proposed from August 28

The Hindu  

Port and dock workers’ unions of major ports have deferred their indefinite strike proposed from Wednesday, official sources said on Tuesday. At a national coordination committee meeting in Tuticorn on August 8, major port workers’ unions affiliated to five federations decided to go on an indefinite strike from August 28 to press for immediate wage revision and other benefits, pending …

West Coast dockworkers ratify a new six-year contract
1 year, 3 months ago

West Coast dockworkers ratify a new six-year contract

LA Times  

Trucks sit along the side of the road in the Port of Los Angeles after Southern California dockworkers disrupted cargo activity June 2 after contract talks deteriorated. Dockworkers at Los Angeles, Long Beach and 27 other West Coast ports have ratified a new six-year contract, bringing labor peace that experts said should help attract more business and jobs. We will …

West Coast dockworkers, shippers reach tentative contract agreement
1 year, 6 months ago

West Coast dockworkers, shippers reach tentative contract agreement

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — The union for thousands of West Coast dockworkers has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, it was announced Wednesday, after more than a year of negotiations and several work disruptions that snarled shipping traffic at some of the largest ports. West Coast ports handle some 40% of U.S. imports and their smooth operation is so …

Felixstowe port receives notice of second strike in dispute over pay
2 years, 3 months ago

Felixstowe port receives notice of second strike in dispute over pay

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The port of Felixstowe says …

Workers begin strike at UK’s largest shipping container port
2 years, 4 months ago

Workers begin strike at UK’s largest shipping container port

Al Jazeera  

The strike is the latest action by workers in an array of industries calling for higher pay amid sky-high inflation. Workers at the United Kingdom’s largest container port have begun what they say will be an eight-day strike, becoming the latest workers in the country to take action to demand higher pay amid rising inflation and the soaring cost of …

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