US dockworkers threaten to strike against automation, creating economic uncertainty

Port Workers Could Strike Again if No Deal Is Reached on Automation

Ports on the East and Gulf Coasts could close next week if dockworkers and employers cannot overcome their big differences over the use of automated machines to move cargo. The International Longshoremen’s Association, the union that represents dockworkers, and the United States Maritime Alliance, the employers’ negotiating group, on Tuesday resumed in-person talks aimed at forging a new labor contract. After a short strike in October, the union…

South Carolina's port workers could go back on strike. Here's why:

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Thousands of port workers are threatening to go back on strike as the deadline approaches for a final agreement to be reached with the U.S. Maritime Alliance on a new contract. The same dockworkers who went on strike back in October are threatening a new strike if a deal is not reached by January 15. That strike in the fall lasted three days, and the union reached a deal to suspend the strike until January to give them …

Port strike looms ahead of Trump inauguration

Tens of thousands of longshoremen could walk off the job from Maine to Texas next week if their union and management can’t resolve long-running contract issues. A damaging strike that kicks off a few days before President-elect Trump takes office could be his first economic test, with big business bristling at the economic toll that’s been…

Talks restart for US East Coast docks contract

The potential of a new strike next week, only five days before the inauguration of Donald Trump, underscores the enormous class conflict which will erupt under the fascist administration.

US Dockworkers Threaten To Strike Against Automation, Creating Economic Uncertainty

Vowing to stop machines from taking their jobs, 45,000 U.S. longshoremen are threatening to go on a strike that would shut down ports on the East and Gulf coasts and could damage the American economy just as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House. If the standoff sounds familiar, it’s because the same dockworkers — members of the International Longshoremen’s Association — staged a three-day walkout last fall. In October, they su…

Potential Port Strike Looms: Union, Port Owners Hold 'Secret Meeting' On Automation, Technology As Contract Deadline Approaches - ZIM Integrated Shipping (NYSE:ZIM)

According to a report from CNBC, the International Longshoremen's Association and USMX met secretly on Sunday to discuss the issue of technology and automation ahead of formal contract bargaining.