What a strike would mean for Port Houston and other ports around the country
The International Longshoremen’s Association is demanding significantly higher wages and a total ban on the automation of cranes, gates and container-moving trucks that are used in the loading or unloading of freight at 36 U.S. ports. Those ports handle roughly half of the nations’ cargo from ships.
Workers who load and unload shipping containers from cargo ships are at an impasse in labor contract negotiations.
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How would a longshoremen strike affect Houston’s economy? It depends how long it lasts.Port Houston dock workers could go on strike next week, a move that could have damaging impacts on the local and state ...
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Looming longshoremen's strike could bring work stoppage to Port of HoustonA looming end-of-month strike by longshoremen could bring a work stoppage to the Port of Houston, the busiest container ...
If the longshoremen strike continues, it is more likely to effect the manufacturing side of the U.S. economy, not the retail ...
Toilet paper is again in hot demand as people panic buy over fears of shortages due to the East, Gulf Coast port strike. Here ...
The International Longshoremen’s Association is demanding significantly higher wages and a total ban on the automation of ...
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