Maine, Texas and Dockworkers
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Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on more than a few weeks.
Dockworkers from Maine to Texas go on strike in move that could spark economic doom
For the first time since 1977, 36 ports stretching from strategic seaboard locations as far north as Maine and as far south as Texas – all of which handle an aggregate $3 trillion in the country’s annual international trade – will be idle due to a work stoppage.
45,000 Dockworkers Shut Down Ports From Maine to Texas Over Pay and Automation
In the first strike, all East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, in almost 50 years, dockworkers from Maine to Texas walked out on strike at midnight this morning. The International Longshoremen’s Association represents some 40,000 dockworkers at 36 ports who are demanding higher wages and guarantees that jobs won’t be automated.
Dockworkers strike from Maine to Texas, could ignite inflation and shortages
The contract between the ports and about 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen's Association expired at midnight.
Did the ports go on strike? Port of Houston among impacted ports from Texas to Maine
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