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Ports strike is suspended as tentative agreement reached
On day three of a massive dockworkers’ strike that was resulting in runs at supermarkets on consumer goods like toilet paper, the International Longshoremen‘s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) announced a tentative agreement had been reached and work would resume in ports from Maine to Texas. On Thursday evening, the ILA […]
As dockworkers strike continues, experts weigh potential supply chain impacts
The situation remains at a stalemate following the first day of a historic strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) at ports from Maine to Texas. Thousands of ILA members joined the picket line as a midnight deadline passed Monday evening — with no deal reached between ILA and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), […]
U.S. port strike starts; Port of Va. stops cargo operations
Oct. 3 update: Strike is suspended About 45,000 International Longshoremen‘s Association (ILA) workers walked off the job midnight Tuesday at the Port of Virginia and every other major port along the East and Gulf coasts, launching the ILA’s first U.S. port strike in 47 years. Dockworkers hit the picket lines after the union reached an […]
