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

Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on more than a few weeks.

New York Post on MSN · 2d

Dockworkers from Maine to Texas go on strike in move that could spark economic doom

For the first time since 1977, 36 ports stretching from strategic seaboard locations as far north as Maine and as far south as Texas – all of which handle an aggregate $3 trillion in the country’s annual international trade – will be idle due to a work stoppage.

UPI News on MSN · 2d

Thousands of dockworkers from Maine to Texas strike for better wages, automation protections

Tens of thousands of dockworkers from ports spanning Maine to Texas walked off the job early Tuesday as they went on strike, demanding better wages and protections against automation. The strike comes as the contract between the International Longshoremen's Association union and U.

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University of Houston professor discusses Southeast Texas impact of dockworkers strike

Two days into the Longshoreman strike and tens of thousands of dockworkers from Maine to Texas have stopped working, bringing ...

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Dockworkers strike poses big risks for economy the longer it lasts

A strike on the East Coast’s ports is creating a significant risk to the U.S. economy and supply chains that grows with every ...

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred says striking dockworkers deserve more of their employers' 'record profits'

Allred, who is seeking to out U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, cautioned that a "balance" should be struck and said he hoped the dispute ...

Dallas Observer7h

While Houston Suffers From Dockworkers' Strike, Dallas Lives the California Dream

Dallas/Fort Worth is a key freight hub for West Coast ports, where workers aren't on strike.

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How Biden Could Use 1947 Law to End Dockworkers' Strike

Calls are growing among anti-strike figureheads for Biden to invoke the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act, a law that would temporarily halt the strike and force negotiations for an 80-day cooling-off period. The ...

Georgia dockworkers now on strike; what it could mean for consumers

Dockworkers across the United States are now on strike, with about 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen's ...

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Yes, the president can intervene in the dockworkers’ strike

The Taft-Hartley Act authorizes the president to temporarily prevent strikes so bargaining parties can try to settle. Biden ...

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