Major Longshoremen Strike Hits East Coast Ports
A prolonged shutdown could deal a significant blow to the economy since the workers control major commercial choke points.
Companies have planned for US East Coast ports strike
Some 45,000 union workers walked off the job at seaports on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts on Oct. 1, cutting off vital trade ...
Dock workers shut down ports in the East, threatening big hit to the U.S. economy
The union representing thousands of dock workers from Maine to Texas launched a strike Tuesday over wages and the use of ...
Cargo ports in Philadelphia shut down by East Coast strike; what it could mean for consumers
This includes longshoremen at the ports in Philadelphia. The work stoppage will affect every major U.S. cargo port from Maine ...
Strike at ports update: 45,000 stop work along East Coast, Gulf docks
A union contract involving 45,000 dockworkers lapsed on Monday, kicking off a strike that could shut down ports across the ...
Port of Wilmington cargo is shut down by the first East Coast strike in 47 years
The last ILA strike on the East Coast, in 1977, ended after 44 days. In 2002, President George W. Bush invoked the ...
Dockworkers begin picketing in Philadelphia after strike called at ports along the East Coast
Dockworkers began picketing at the Port of Philadelphia early Tuesday after the International Longshoremen's Association ...
Port strike freezes shipping on East Coast, dealing blow to economy
The strike is disrupting ports that handle more than half of U.S. trade in shipping containers, with the economic bite ...
East and Gulf coast ports shut down as thousands of workers go on strike
Tens of thousands of longshoremen went on strike at midnight ET, shutting down major ports along the East and Gulf coasts and ...
Port strike called at East and Gulf Coast cargo facilities as dockworkers walk off the job
Thousands of dockworkers at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts went on strike in search of higher pay and better job ...
Massive port strike begins across America’s East Coast, threatening shortages and rising prices
Nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) are on strike Tuesday against the nation’s East ...
What have companies planned for US East Coast dockworkers' strike?
Some 45,000 union workers walked off the job at seaports on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts on Oct. 1, cutting off vital trade ...