Biden Resists Using Presidential Power To Break Port Strike, Despite Industry Pressure
A work stoppage that shut down U.S. ports only 34 days before the election is a high-stakes test of Biden’s commitment to collective bargaining.
Biden Scrambles to Contain Economic and Political Fallout of Port Strike
The labor dispute has forced President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris into a complicated position just weeks before the election.
The Port Strike Could Cost the Economy Up to $4.5 Billion Each Day. Business Groups Are Urging Biden to Step In
It’s been nearly a half-century since workers in the nation’s ports have walked off the job. Billions of dollars are on the line.
Port Strike Puts Pressure on Harris, Biden Ahead of Election
Democrats are hoping a swift resolution of the strike will minimize any turbulence for Vice President Kamala Harris, who still trails former President Donald Trump in polls of who
Business groups call on Biden to intervene in port strike
Several leading business groups are urging President Biden to use his authority under the Taft-Hartley Act to restore operations at ports affected by the dockworkers strike.
Biden urges port operators to increase wages after 45,000 workers go on strike
Strike – first by port workers on US east coast since 1977 – threatens to shut down ports from Maine to Texas
Biden calls for return to bargaining table as port strike disruptions loom
President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for those on both sides a port worker strike to return to the bargaining table as U.S. ports brace for
Biden: Striking port workers should see ‘meaningful increase’ in wages
President Biden called for striking port workers to get an increase in wages, hours after tens of thousands of longshoremen at ports along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico walked off the job. The United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) failed to reach an agreement by the midnight deadline,
Port Strike, If Short, Won’t Spur Inflation, Economists Say
But a short strike would be unlikely to stoke inflation in consumer goods.The United States Maritime Alliance, the alliance of port associations, container carriers, and employers, has failed so far to negotiate a new master contract with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) that represents 85,
Massive port strike begins across America’s East Coast, threatening shortages and rising prices
Nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) are on strike Tuesday against the nation’s East ...
Port strike won't affect Florida cruises. Here's a list of seaports, cruise ship ports here
Is my cruise vacation safe? A port strike is affecting 36 ports, but the Longshoremen group isn't striking against cruise ...
Philadelphia-area grocers worry port strike could cause shortages, price increases
Grocers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey say the dockworker strike could affect the supply chain and cause prices to rise.
Trump blames port workers strike on 'massive inflation' caused by 'Harris-Biden regime'
Dockworkers from Maine to Texas went on strike Tuesday after a new contract between the International Longshoreman’s ...
U.S. port strike may factor into Fed's rate cut decisions
A U.S. port strike isn't expected to cause problems as severe as the COVID-19 pandemic, but could factor into Fed's future ...
Here's how the port strike could affect the holidays
This holiday season might be a little less merry —with Christmas trees and holiday goods stuck in transit. Experts warn that ...
Port Workers Strike on East and Gulf Coasts
Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association walked out for the first time since 1977 in a standoff over wages, ...
How the Ongoing US Port Strike Could Affect You
U.S. dockworkers in ports from New England to Texas are striking, which could mean increased inflation and fewer retail ...
Port Workers’ Strike Could Cost Billions—Here’s What To Know
The strike is the first along ports on the East Coast in nearly 50 years, potentially crippling several industries.
Dockworkers hit picket lines in historic US port strike that could impact prices
In 2002, a strike among workers at West Coast ports lasted 11 days before then-President George W. Bush invoked the ...
Port strike to wreak havoc on US
East and Gulf Coast ports that may be impacted by the strike handle half of the seaborne imports to the U.S. A prolonged work ...