Dockworkers' union to suspend strike until Jan. 15, source says | AP News
WEB10 hours ago · Updated 6:33 PM PDT, October 3, 2024. DETROIT (AP) — The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports reached a deal Thursday to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract. The union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, is to …
US ports strike: Dockworkers may have negotiating advantage - AP News
WEB2 days ago · Dockworkers may have the negotiating advantage in their strike against US ports. Dockworkers at 36 ports across the eastern U.S. are now on strike for the first time in decades. And the work stoppage could snarl supply chains — leading to shortages and higher prices if it stretches on for more than a few weeks.
How Biden could invoke a 1947 law to try to suspend dockworkers' strike …
WEB1 day ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Some manufacturers and retailers are urging President Joe Biden to invoke a 1947 law as a way to suspend a strike by 45,000 dockworkers that has shut down 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas. At issue is Section 206 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, better known as the Taft-Hartley Act.
Port strikes put Democrats in a bind just weeks ahead of ... - NBC News
WEB2 days ago · Trump blamed the administration for the strike but stopped short of endorsing it in comments to Fox News on Tuesday. "The strike was caused by the massive inflation that was created by the Harris ...
Port workers from Maine to Texas are set to strike Tuesday ... - CNN
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Longshore workers at ports from Maine to Texas are set to walk off the job early Tuesday, staging what could become the most disruptive strike to the US economy in decades.
Rail strike averted after Biden announces tentative deal
WEBSep 15, 2022 · Unions and management reached a tentative deal early Thursday, averting a freight railroad strike that had threatened to cripple US supply chains and push up prices for many goods, the White...
Biden announces tentative deal to avert U.S. rail strike - NBC News
WEBSep 15, 2022 · The White House struck a tentative deal Thursday to avoid a rail strike that risked major disruptions across the United States, with freight workers securing a key demand.
Biden signs legislation to avert rail strike - NBC News
WEBDec 2, 2022 · President Joe Biden signed legislation Friday to avoid a potentially catastrophic rail strike after Congress approved the measure this week.
"A big win for America": Biden announces tentative deal to ... - CBS News
WEBSep 15, 2022 · President Biden announced early Thursday morning that days of negotiations at the U.S. Department of Labor to avert a national rail strike, with potentially major implications for the economy,...
US port workers and operators reach deal to end East Coast strike ...
WEB1 day ago · "The decision to end the current strike and allow the East and Gulf coast ports to reopen is good news for the nation’s economy, National Retail Federation said in a statement. "The sooner they ...