Five things to know as the massive port strike enters its third day
A massive port strike up the East Coast that began on Tuesday has the potential to become one of America’s most disruptive ...
Longshoremen union's last strike lasted 45 days in 1977. What led to the current strike?
For the first time in nearly 50 years, dockworkers and longshoremen on the East and Gulf coasts went on strike Tuesday, ...
Dennis Daggett says ILWU will not unload diverted ship cargo in solidarity
Dock workers union official says West Coast counterparts will refuse to unload redirected cargo if shipping companies try to ...
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Striking port workers to return to work Friday as negotiators reach an agreement on wages, reports say
The 50,000 members of the union working at ports from Maine to Texas have been on strike since early Tuesday morning, halting ...
US could see shortages and higher retail prices if dockworkers strike drags on
A shutdown that lasts more than a few weeks has the potential to raise prices and create shortages of goods throughout the country as the holiday shopping season — along with a tight presidential ...
Meet Harold Daggett, the colorful and controversial union boss leading the port strike
A week ago, few outside the labor movement or shipping industry knew Harold Daggett, the tough-talking, colorful head of the ...
‘Nothing’s gonna move!’ Dockworkers tough union in spotlight with port strike
The storied union behind the port strike halting ships from Maine to Texas reflects a throwback to more traditional, top-down ...
‘They Can’t Survive Too Long’: The Union Leader Who Shut Down the Ports Is Playing Hardball
Harold J. Daggett is seeking big raises for longshoremen on the East and Gulf Coasts who have fallen behind workers on the ...