East Coast port strike looms for first time since 1977. Here ... - CBS News
WEB19 hours ago · A walkout would be the first East Coast dock strike since 1977. Union workers at ports in the East Coast and Gulf Coast earn a base wage of $39 an hour after six years on the job. That is ...
Longshoremen from Maine to Texas appear likely to go on strike, …
WEB2 days ago · A strike would shut down 36 ports that handle roughly half the nations’ cargo from ships. Lynch oversees two of the busiest in Georgia. The Port of Savannah ranks No. 4 in the U.S. for container cargo that includes retail goods ranging from consumer electronics to frozen chickens. The Port of Brunswick is America’s second-busiest for ...
A Looming East Coast Port Strike Could Shake the Economy
WEB2 days ago · JPMorgan transportation analysts estimate that a strike could cost the economy $5 billion a day, or about 6 percent of gross domestic product, expressed daily. For each day the ports are shut down ...
A looming strike could disrupt the economy just before the
WEB1 day ago · New York. A looming strike could disrupt the economy just before the election. It’s mostly up to 1 fiery union leader. The International Longshoremen’s Association leader Harold Daggett has ...
Major maritime strike could threaten ports across the East Coast - NBC News
WEB6 days ago · Sept. 20, 2024, 10:13 AM PDT. By Kyla Guilfoil. A major strike is on the horizon for thousands of maritime workers, posing a threat to East Coast ports responsible for billions of dollars of goods ...
As Possible East Coast Port Strike Nears, ‘Rerouting ... - Yahoo News
WEB1 day ago · With an Oct. 1 union dockworker strike looking more and more likely, shipments have heavily flowed into the East and Gulf Coast ports in September ahead of the possible work stoppage, even as shippers have built in their own contingency plans.. U.S. seaborne imports to the East Coast rose 9.8 percent year over year, up from a 2.6 …
Longshoremen at key US ports threatening to strike over …
WEBSep 18, 2024 · 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.
Largest port on East Coast begins preparations for a strike
WEBSep 19, 2024 · A Mitre analysis commissioned by the US Chamber of Commerce estimates that a 30-day strike centered at the ports of New York and New Jersey could result in economic impact as high as $641 million ...
US ports extend delivery hours as strike threat looms | Reuters
WEB1 day ago · Follow. Sept 25 (Reuters) - U.S. ports along the East and Gulf Coasts are extending delivery hours for importers as they rush to clear cargo ahead of a potential strike by dockworkers on Oct. 1 ...
'We'll shut them down': Port union near strike, cites contract …
WEBSep 4, 2024 · A series of key labor meetings being held this week by North America’s largest longshoremen union could provide insight into the likelihood of a strike by workers at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast...