Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages

The contract between the ports and about 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association expired at midnight, and even though progress was reported in talks on Monday, the workers went on strike.

By: The Boston Globe

Oct 01 2024
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Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages — Dockworkers at ports from Main

Workers began picketing at the Port of Philadelphia shortly after midnight, walking in a circle at a rail crossing outside the port and chanting “No work without a fair contract.” The contract between the ports and about 45,000 members of the Interna... [6003 chars]

Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike; standoff risking new shortages

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