Published 09/29/2024 3:48:00 p.m.

US retailers brace for potential pain from a longshoremen’s strike

45,000 members of the International Longshoremen's Association threaten to strike, potentially shutting down 36 ports from Maine to Texas, impacting many businesses.
A strike could delay 150,000 trees for peak shopping season, risking revenue for National Tree and other companies, affecting the U.S. Economy.
The longshoremen’s union demands higher wages and a ban on automation for loading and unloading freight, with no talks scheduled since June.

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Associated Press News

US retailers brace for potential pain from a longshoremen's strike

If roughly 45,000 U.S. longshoremen make good on their threat to strike beginning Tuesday, they could shut down 36 ports from Maine to Texas that handle about half the goods

09/29/2024 7:00:06 a.m.·United States

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CNN

Expect shortages of bananas, booze, chocolate and cherries if there’s a long port strike

If longshore workers at East and Gulf coast ports go on strike Tuesday, as now appears likely, it could choke off the supplies of many popular products that flow over those docks. But not necessarily right away.

09/29/2024 5:00:39 p.m.·Atlanta, United States

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Washington Times

U.S. retailers brace for potential pain from a longshoremen's strike

With a dockworkers' strike threatening to close ports on the East and Gulf coasts beginning this week, Chris Butler is growing worried.

09/29/2024 1:14:25 p.m.·United States

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KIFI

US retailers brace for potential pain from a longshoremen's strike

AP Business Writer If roughly 45,000 U.S. longshoremen make good on their threat to strike beginning Tuesday, they could shut down 36 ports from Maine to Texas that handle about half the goods shipped into and out of the United States. A strike that lasts several weeks would force businesses to pay shippers for the delays, and some goods could arrive too late for the peak of the holiday shopping season. The U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represen…

09/29/2024 7:00:06 a.m.·Idaho Falls, United States

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KRDO

Expect shortages of bananas, booze, chocolate and cherries if there’s a long port strike

By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — If longshore workers at East and Gulf Coast ports go on strike Tuesday, as now appears likely, it could choke off the supplies of many popular products that flow over those docks. But not necessarily right away. Businesses have been nervously watching the 12:01 am Tuesday strike deadline approaching with little sign of progress toward a deal to avoid a strike of tens of thousands longs…

09/29/2024 5:00:39 p.m.·Colorado Springs, United States

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The Washington Post

US retailers brace for potential pain from a longshoremen's strike

If roughly 45,000 U.S. longshoremen make good on their threat to strike beginning Tuesday, they could shut down 36 ports from Maine to Texas that handle about half the goods shipped into and out of the United States

09/29/2024 7:00:54 a.m.

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