International Longshoremen’s Association said its 85,000 members, along with “tens of thousands of dockworkers and maritime ...
The International Longshoremen's Association is preparing for a potential strike that could potentially shut down seaports ...
The looming threat of a dockworker strike could affect a number of businesses--particularly as the holiday season ramps up.
Walkout could shut down 36 ports from Maine to Texas that handle about half the goods shipped into and out of the US ...
The potential economic implications of a strike along the East Coast and the Gulf Coast are massive as at least 50,000 dockworkers threaten to walk off the job just after midnight on Tuesday.
A dispute over port worker pay and job protections could snarl commerce at ports up and down the East Coast next week.
If 45,000 Longshoremen make good on their threat to strike, they could shut down 36 ports from Maine to Texas.
In a worst-case scenario, those costs, multiplied across industries, could fuel inflation and pressure the U.S. economy.
The group that represents port terminal operators said the International Longshoremen’s Association was refusing to negotiate ...