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Port Strikes Could Halve U.S. Cargo
Posted On: Sep 18, 2024
Sept. 18, 2024 | ECONOMY | Up to 45,000 East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers have threatened to strike on Oct. 1 in a move that could shut down half America's shipping cargo. If the dispute between workers represented by the International Longshoremen's Union and port bosses negotiating through the United States Maritime Alliance do not reach an agreement it is feared that shortages could be felt by consumers if strikes persist for more than a month. … The two sides have not met to negotiate since June, when the union said it suspended national talks to first complete local port agreements. No further national contract talks have been scheduled. "We are very far apart," [said] Harold Daggett, the union president. "Mark my words, we'll shut them down Oct. 1 if we don't get the kind of wages we deserve." He added "We do not believe that robotics should take over a human being's job." Newsweek
 
 
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