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Mike Schuler
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Tentative Agreement Reached to End U.S. Port Strike
U.S. dockworkers and port operators have reached a tentative agreement to end a three-day strike that disrupted port operations at U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. The International Longshoremen’s Association...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Florida Governor DeSantis Deploys National Guard to Ports Amid Longshoremen Strike
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced plans to deploy the Florida National Guard and Florida State Guard to ports affected by the ongoing International Longshoreman’s Association strike, which is impacting...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Taft-Hartley: Port Strike Sparks Urgent Calls for Biden Intervention
The widespread dockworker strike at East and Gulf Coast ports has prompted numerous organizations and stakeholders in America’s supply chain to urge the Biden-Harris Administration to intervene, citing potential severe...
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Reuters
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Ships Queue at Ports as U.S. Dockworker Strike Enters Third Day
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Long lines of container ships lined up outside major U.S. ports on Thursday as the biggest dockworker strike in nearly half a century entered its third day,...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Biden Administration Warns Shipping Companies Against Exploiting Port Strike for Profit
As the first coast-wide strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) since 1977 impacts U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports, the U.S. government is taking a firm stance against potential...
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The Loadstar
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gCaptain
Box Lines Declare Force Majeure as U.S. Dockworker Strike Enters Day 2
By Alex Lennane (The Loadstar) – Shipping lines are beginning to declare force majeure, as the US east and Gulf coast port strike enters its second day. Any hope from employer association USMX...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
ILA Union Outlines Key Demands to End Dockworker Strike
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has outlined key demands that must be met to resume contract negotiations with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX). The union’s response comes after USMX’s...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Port Strike: Trump and Biden Blame Shipowners While Harris Remains Silent
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union port strike, which could cost the U.S. economy billions per day, was notably absent from last night’s Vice Presidential debate. While Kamala Harris has...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Port Strike: Trump and Biden Blame Shipowners While Harris Remains Silent
By Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) The Biden administration and former President Donald Trump lined up behind the dockworkers who walked out of every major East and Gulf coast port on Tuesday, each...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
ILA Chief Daggett Aims to Make History With Election Day Looming
By Laura Curtis, Deena Shanker and Michael Sasso (Bloomberg) — Union chief Harold Daggett, clad in a blue sweatshirt that read “The Docks Are Ours,” relished the fear he says gripped...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
President Biden Urges Foreign-Owned Port Employers to Improve Offer and End Dockworker Strike
As the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) launched a widespread strike affecting 36 U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coast ports from Maine to Texas, President Joe Biden has called for fair wage...
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Major Port Shutdown: ILA Dockworkers Hit the Picket Lines, Halting Operations on Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) initiated a widespread strike on Tuesday, shutting down all ports from Maine to Texas as of midnight this morning. This action, affecting 45,000 port workers...