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Fantasy Island was a waterpark once located at Sentosa, Singapore from 1994 to 2001, on the part of the present site of Universal Studios Singapore of the Resorts World Sentosa. [1] At the size of 7.1 hectares, the defunct waterpark is the biggest waterpark known to exist in Singapore long even after its closure.
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), an association of companies that operate East and Gulf Coast ports, reached a tentative agreement ...
The government stated that the aim of the project was to boost Singapore's tourism industry [3] which had been facing intense competition from other destinations around the region, particularly from nearby Bangkok, Hong Kong and Macau, which has [clarification needed] since also considered legalisation of casinos in the wake of initiatives in ...
In their first strike since 1977, ILA dockworkers have been pushing for a 77% pay raise over the life of the contract and a halt on automation that could replace union jobs at U.S. ports. In a ...
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. [6]
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.
The ILA threatened to strike that month unless they would receive wage hikes and a ban on automation at U.S. ports. ILA members were offered a nearly 50% wage hike, triple employer contributions to pension plans, and better health care options while retaining current rules on automation, but the ILA rejected the offer and began a strike in October.
The port strike has induced fears of toilet paper shortages reminiscent of the COVID-19 pandemic era.. Thousands of dockworkers took to the picket lines on Tuesday, shutting down the East and Gulf ...