What do dockworkers do, and which parts of the job are automated?
Labor pact between dockworkers and the shipping industry doesn't resolve their concerns about automation. Here's what to know ...
Now Comes the Hard Part of the Dockworkers Fight: Automation
Operators can afford the 62% pay increase, but not the low productivity that the work rules produce.
Lowry: Dockworkers for economic stagnation
The longshoremen’s union on the West Coast accepted fully automated machinery in a 2008 contract, and hasn’t been devastated.
Dockworkers’ union suspends strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract
The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend a ...
How much do dockworkers make? What to know about wages amid ILA port strike
On Tuesday, dockworkers on the East and Gulf Coasts walked off the job demanding better pay. How much do they make? Here's ...
Dockworkers strike suspended, tentative agreement includes 62% pay raise over 6 years
The union representing East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers was seeking higher wages and a ban on the use of some automated ...
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Dockworkers are no longer striking, but misinformation about their motivations is still spreading
Thousands of dockworkers responsible for loading and unloading cargo ships went on strike Oct. 1 after a contract expired between their union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, and port ...
How much do dockworkers make? Longshoreman's union scores pay boost for members under tentative deal
The International Longshoreman's Association (ILA) union secured a 62% raise for members over six years in its tentative ...
How did 50K dockworkers strike at US ports with only 25K jobs?
A watchdog agency has long accused the union behind the historic three-day port strikes of corruption, discrimination and mob ...
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US dockworkers' strike lesson for developing economies
Some 45,000 dockworkers from Maine to Texas were on strike for just two days, from Oct 1 to 3, but by bringing work to a standstill on the US East Coast and Gulf Coast ports it sent out a clear ...