Port workers go on strike in Boston. Here's how it could affect you.
Dock workers often make six figures and some top $200,000 a year. They want better wages and a stop to automation.
Longshoremen agree to suspend strike, reopen ports
Striking dockworkers reached a tentative agreement with port operators on Thursday for a 62 percent wage increase and have extended their contract through Jan. 15 to bargain over remaining issues.
Tentative deal suspends strike, work can resume at Boston's port
The union agreed to resume working immediately after reaching a tentative agreement on wages with the ports and shipping companies.
Port strike in Boston would have "moderate" impact in Massachusetts, economist says
There are about 160 dockworkers in Boston and a strike could affect about 12,000 jobs in the area, including truck drivers, delivery workers and tugboat drivers. But, overall, the impact in Boston and Massachusetts would be "moderate," according to economist and Boston University professor Jay Zagorsky.
US port workers and operators reach deal to end East Coast strike immediately
By Doyinsola Oladipo and David Shepardson NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. dock workers and port operators reached a tentative deal that will immediately end a crippling three-day strike that has shut down shipping on the U.
US dockworkers suspend strike that closed eastern ports
A strike that closed US east and Gulf coast ports will be suspended after the dockworkers’ union and the group representing ocean carriers reached an agreement on Thursday. The agreement extends the International Longshoremen’s Association’s employment contract,
Port workers, U.S. Maritime Alliance agree to deal, ending strike
Port workers, U.S. Maritime Alliance agree to deal, ending strike
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