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The union was central to the London dock strike of 1889, many of the participants in the strike joining the union immediately after the strike. By the end of the year, it had 30,932 members, and had been renamed as the "Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Labourers' Union", reflecting the broader base of its membership.
Manifesto of the South Side Central Strike Committee, issued during the strike. The 1889 London dock strike was an industrial dispute involving dock workers in the Port of London. It broke out on June 18, 1889, and resulted in victory for the 100,000 strikers when they won their pay claim of sixpence per hour, the so-called "dockers' tanner".
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The potential impact of the port strike on the economy is a key point of leverage for workers. The timeline remains fuzzy but experts say a prolonged work stoppage would cause significant delays ...
Agitated workers face the factory owner in The Strike, painted by Robert Koehler in 1886. The following is a list of specific strikes (workers refusing to work, seeking to change their conditions in a particular industry or an individual workplace, or striking in solidarity with those in another particular workplace) and general strikes (widespread refusal of workers to work in an organized ...
The striking of US port workers on the East and Gulf coast could impact certain stocks. Port workers are demanding a 61.5% raise and oppose the adoption of automation in new contract negotiations.
Even a short strike at East and Gulf Coast ports could disrupt U.S. supply chains until 2025, according to one expert. ... Juan Soto free agency: Yankees and Mets reportedly up their offers to ...
Negotiations between the ILA and the United States Maritime Alliance began breaking down in June 2024. [6] One major sticking point was wages. The ILA wanted members to receive a $5/hour raise each year of the next six-year contract, whereas the Maritime Alliance proposed a $2.50/hour raise each year.