Port workers go on strike in Boston. Here's how it could affect you.
Dock workers often make six figures and some top $200,000 a year. They want better wages and a stop to automation.
The Port of Boston is closed due to the dockworkers strike. Here’s what it means for local businesses.
The shutdown could take a significant toll on local companies and retailers that depend on the port for access to international markets.
Port strike looms in Boston, other East and Gulf Coast ports
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation. With a strike deadline looming, the union for 45,000 dockworkers and the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports had exchanged wage offers,
Dockworkers go on strike at ports from Maine to Texas, sparking fears of shortages and higher prices
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on more than a few weeks.
Port strike begins in Boston as dockworkers walk off the job
About 25,000 dock workers at 14 ports from Massachusetts to Texas went on strike Tuesday. WBZ TV's Penny Kmitt reports.
Dockworkers from Maine to Texas go on strike in move that could spark economic doom
Dockworkers at dozens of ports stretching along the East and Gulf coasts walked the picket line after midnight on Tuesday as they launched a massive strike that threatens to reignite inflation and spark product shortages at the start of the holiday season.
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages
J.P. Morgan estimated that a strike that shuts down East and Gulf coast ports could cost the economy $3.8 billion to $4.5 billion per day.
The Busiest Port on the East Coast Comes to a Stop
The strike by longshoremen has halted commerce at Newark and other ports on the East and Gulf Coasts, affecting an ecosystem ...
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Boston's dockworkers plan to picket 24/7 during major East Coast strike
Roughly 50 workers were picketing at Conley Terminal in South Boston as of mid-morning Tuesday as part of a International ...
Brown bananas, empty shelves: What to expect during dockworkers strike
Dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts, including workers at Boston's Conley Terminal, are on strike. Here's what that means ...
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Mass Economy Threatened as Dockworkers Strike at East and Gulf Coast Ports Including Boston's Conley Terminal
ILA dockworkers strike at East and Gulf Coast ports, impacting the Massachusetts economy and potentially costing $5 billion ...
Looming East Coast port strike could slam shipments. Here's what to know
Thousands of East and Gulf Coast port workers are ready to walk off the job on October 1. Here's what's at stake.
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 ...
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 ...
Picket lines form as port strike begins for thousands of New York and New Jersey dockworkers
Picket lines are now in place at ports around New York and New Jersey after dockworkers went on strike just after midnight.
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Port workers strike along East and Gulf Coasts
Tuesday the White House brushed off concerns a prolonged strike could impact supply chains and increase already high consumer costs. The strike impacts 36 ports and billions in trade transported ...
Why dockworkers are on strike and how it could impact South Florida
The union strike, including at PortMiami and Port Everglades, began after negotiations on a new six-year contract stalled.