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The top-tier hourly wage of $39 for longshoremen amounts to just over $81,000 annually, but dockworkers can make significantly more by taking on extra shifts. For example, according to a 2019-20 annual report from the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, about one-third of local longshoremen made $200,000 or more a year.
With a strike deadline looming, the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports is asking a federal agency to make the Longshoremen's union come to the bargaining table to negotiate a new contract.
Major Longshoremen Strike Hits East Coast Ports. Dave Jamieson. October 1, 2024 at 10:11 AM. ... Their union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, failed to reach a new six-year ...
The strike affecting 36 ports is the first by the union since 1977. ... Hundreds of longshoremen strike together outside of the Virginia International Gateway in Portsmouth, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 1 ...
The 45,000 longshoremen staged a three-day strike in October. They suspended the walkout after agreeing to a 62% pay increase over six years that would have sent hourly wages at the top of the pay ...
Dockworkers with the International Longshoremen's Association went out on strike Tuesday at the Port of New York and New Jersey. These workers set up picket lines at the Port of Elizabeth.
Longshoremen at the pier, also members of the ILWU, honored the strike action and as a result, the port was shut down. [5] Later that day, an arbitrator stated that the longshoremen should not honor the strike, but the longshoremen continued to do so, appealing the arbitrator's ruling to a senior arbitrator. [6] Picketing also commenced at the ...
Elizabeth, NJ -- October 1, 2024 -- Members of the International Longshoreman's Association gather at Port Elizabeth on Tuesday to support a strike after contract talks broke down Monday night.