Hacker NewsOct 1, 2024
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike
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US port strike: Over 45,000 dockworkers from Maine to Texas hit picket lines

Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas have started walking picket lines in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on more than a few weeks. The contract between the ports and about 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association expired at midnight, and even though progress was reported in talks on Monday, the workers went on strike early Tuesday. The strike is affecting 36 ports. The U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents the ports, said Monday evening that both sides had moved off of their previous wage offers, but when picket lines went up just after midnight, it was apparent there was no deal.

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 Hacker NewsJul 27, 2024
Apple has reached its first-ever union contract with store employees in Maryland
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Apple has reached its first-ever union contract with store employees in Maryland

Apple has reached a tentative collective bargaining contract with the first unionized company store in the country. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ Coalition of Organized Retail Employees announced Friday evening that it struck a three-year deal with the company on behalf of workers at a Maryland store. The agreement must be approved by roughly 85 employees at the store, which is located in the Baltimore suburb of Towson. A vote is scheduled for Aug. 6.

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 Hacker NewsApr 15, 2024
FBI Opens Criminal Investigation into Baltimore Bridge Collapse
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FBI opens criminal investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse, AP source says

The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge that is focused on the circumstances leading up to it and whether all federal laws were followed. A person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to discuss details of the investigation publicly spoke on the condition of anonymity to The Associated Press. The FBI says Monday it was present aboard the cargo ship Dali conducting court authorized law enforcement activity. The investigation was first reported by the Washington Post.

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