US port strike causes first shutdown in 50 years
Almost 50,000 US waterside workers have executed their threat to go on strike over a wages claim overnight, causing the first shutdown on US East Coast and Gulf Coast ports in 50 years. The effects of the indefinite strike are expected to ripple through the country,
US dockworkers launch strike after labor contract expires
Officials at 14 ports along the US East and Gulf Coasts were making last-minute preparations on Monday for a likely labor strike that could drag on the US economy just ahead of a presidential election -- despite last-minute talks.
Port strike to wreak havoc on US
East and Gulf Coast ports that may be impacted by the strike handle half of the seaborne imports to the U.S. A prolonged work stoppage would be catastrophic warn experts and officials.
Impact of US port strikes 'too great'
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Time running out to avoid crippling US port strike
Time is running out to avoid a work stoppage at ports along the entire East and Gulf Coasts in what could become the most disruptive strike to the US economy in decades. Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association are set to go on strike at 12:01 am ET Tuesday at three dozen facilities spread across 14 port authorities.
The massive U.S. port strike has begun: 'We are prepared to fight as long as necessary'
Thousands of dockworkers across the East Coast and Gulf Coast were officially on strike Tuesday morning, after negotiations between their union and an alliance of employers failed.
Strike poised to shut down major US ports
A dockworkers' strike is set to halt container traffic along the east and gulf coasts
Port strike threat looms, U.S. ports may shut down
U.S. Ports from Maine to Texas could shut down Tuesday if a union representing about 45,000 dockworkers carries through with a threat to strike.
US dock workers hit picket lines in strike that could bring higher prices and shortages of goods
Most ships work in global loops, like a long-haul version of a commuter train, servicing a set string of ports. Disruptions ...
Massive US Dockworkers Strike Could Impact Oz Retailers
Workers at docks along the US East and Gulf Coasts have begun a strike this week in a move that could, by some estimates, ...
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How a US dock workers' strike could have flow on effects for Australian shoppers, as experts warn shipping impacts will be 'quite severe'
Every increase in cost is passed down the chain, meaning what seems like a far-off concern — a US labour dispute — will likely drive up the cost of goods in Australia. "Absolutely, it'll have a big ...
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US Port strike could deliver serious impact for Australian beef exports
Australian beef exporters are looking on intently this week as a major waterside stoppage threatens to disrupt export trade ...
US dockworkers launch mass strike month before election
Tens of thousands of workers at major ports on the US East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday in action that could drag ...
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US East Coast dockworkers strike outside Port of Baltimore
Dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike, their first large-scale stoppage in nearly 50 years, ...
US dockworkers strike, halting half the nation’s ocean shipping
The strike blocks everything from food to automobile shipments across dozens of ports from Maine to Texas, in a disruption ...
US port officials gird for strike despite last-minute bargaining
Officials at 14 ports along the US East and Gulf Coasts were making last-minute preparations on Monday for a likely labor ...
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Beneath the Potential Strike at U.S. Ports: Tensions Over Innovation
Port operators ... relations on docks from Australia to Britain. And that dynamic is at the center of a contractual impasse now threatening to produce a debilitating strike starting Tuesday ...
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US Port strike could deliver serious impact for Australian red meat exports
Australian red meat exporters are looking on intently this week as a major waterside stoppage threatens to disrupt export ...
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas have started walking picket lines in a strike over wages and automation that could ...