Vowing to stop machines from taking their jobs, 45,000 U.S. longshoremen are threatening to go on a strike that would shut down ports on the East and Gulf coasts and could damage the American economy.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/economy/2025/01/07/510010/dockworkers-in-houston-across-u-s-threaten-to-strike-against-automation-creating-uncertainty/

#Business #Economy #Houston #International #Local #National #News #Automation #DockWorkersStrike #DonaldTrump #InternationalLongshoremenSAssociation #PortOfHouston #USMaritimeAlliance

Good news! The longshore workers' strike has successfully ended, with ports agreeing to a 62% raise in pay over the next 6 years. Workers are going back on the job already.

Big win for labor! ✊🏻

https://www.salon.com/2024/10/03/longshoremen-suspend-strike-as-ports-agree-to-pay-raise-demands/

#strike #dockworkers #DockworkersStrike #UnionStrong #labor #USpol #CWUSpol

Longshoremen must reject this effort to sabotage their struggle.

Betrayal on the docks: #ILA sells out #longshoremen’s strike - World Socialist Web Site

#DockworkersStrike #Dockworkers

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/10/04/pers-o04.html

#portstrike #dockworkers #dockworkersstrike #Election2024 “The strike by tens of thousands of dockworkers on the East and Gulf Coasts has been called off, after the International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, representing ocean carriers and port operators, reached a tentative agreement on wages.”

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/03/nx-s1-5139450/dockworkers-port-strike-deal

“The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal 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 resume working immediately. Both sides also reached agreement on wages, but no details were given, according to a joint statement from the ports and union Thursday night.”

#DockworkersStrike #Labor #Unions #Economy

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/dockworkers-union-suspends-strike-until-jan-15-to-allow-time-for-new-contract-negotiations

The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers, including those at the port of Houston, has reached a deal to suspend their strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract, a person briefed on the matter says.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2024/10/03/501987/source-dockworkers-union-to-suspend-strike-until-jan-15-to-allow-time-to-negotiate-new-contract/

#News #DockWorkersStrike #InternationalLongshoremenSAssociation #PortOfHouston #PortStrikePaused #USMaritimeAlliance

Why now? Why strike now?
..and what IS the relationship between ILA Leader Harald Daggett & Donald Trump?
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Michael Steele asks this question on Morning Joe today, October 3, 2024, Thursday

https://www.tradewindsnews.com/people/who-is-harald-daggett-the-f-bomb-dropping-union-leader-who-has-threatened-to-cripple-america-/2-1-1718904

#octobersurprise #ILA #donaldtrump #strike #haralddaggett #longshoremen #michaelSteele #whynow #campaign2024 #morningjoe #longshoremenstrike #ILAstrike #dockworkers #dockworkersstrike #union #unions #workers

“We want fair wages, not automation to put us out of work,” says striking dockworker - World Socialist Web Site

#Dockworkers #DockworkersStrike

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/10/02/lpcx-o02.html

The strike that began Tuesday by 45,000 dockworkers is a major milestone in a growing offensive by the working class. The strike has shut 36 ports in the East and Gulf coasts, including major ports such as New York-New Jersey, Houston, Savannah and Charleston.

East and Gulf coasts dock strike part of growing rebellion by the working class - World Socialist Web Site

#Dockworkers #DockworkersStrike

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/10/02/pers-o02.html