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Dockworkers’ union reaches agreement on new contract, averting potential port strike
Read full article: Dockworkers’ union reaches agreement on new contract, averting potential port strikeThe union representing thousands of U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a tentative agreement on a new six-year contract Wednesday.
Port of Houston faces shutdown amid dockworkers strike threat. How it could affect your shopping
Read full article: Port of Houston faces shutdown amid dockworkers strike threat. How it could affect your shoppingU.S. ports from Maine to Texas are closed due to a strike by the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers.
The president could invoke a 1947 law to try to suspend the dockworkers' strike. Here's how
Read full article: The president could invoke a 1947 law to try to suspend the dockworkers' strike. Here's howSome 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.
Port of Houston shut down as dock workers strike for fair contract, wages
Read full article: Port of Houston shut down as dock workers strike for fair contract, wagesDozens of workers outside the Bayboard Container Terminal in Seabrook holding signs saying “NO WORK WITHOUT A FAIR CONTRACT” and “ILA WORKERS OVER MACHINES; DEFEND OUR JOBS AND RIGHTS.”