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With about 25,000 workers affected, hubs such as Philadelphia, Baltimore and New Orleans have been shut down, meaning the flow of goods through the areas has ground to a halt, the Associated Press ...
It marks the latest technological change for an industry whose work force has dwindled over the decades. In the 1950s, the New York-New Jersey ports employed more than 55,000 longshore workers ...
The International Longshoremen's Association is demanding a 77% pay raise increase over six years and more restrictions and bans on the automation of cranes, gates and container movements used in ...
The Anderson Economic Group estimated that the U.S. economy would lose $2.1 billion from a one-week strike, $1.5 billion due to the loss in value or degradation of items such as perishable goods, $400 million for transportation company losses, and $200 million in lost wages for the striking port workers.
A massive dockworker strike at seaports on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts is expected to wreak havoc on global supply chains and the economy, with American consumers likely to notice shortages of ...
Longshore drift plays a large role in the evolution of a shoreline, as if there is a slight change of sediment supply, wind direction, or any other coastal influence longshore drift can change dramatically, affecting the formation and evolution of a beach system or profile. These changes do not occur due to one factor within the coastal system ...
Nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) are on strike Tuesday against the nation’s East and Gulf Coast ports, choking off the flow of many of America’s ...
A strike by port workers on the East and Gulf coasts this week has sparked fears of shortages, as shoppers in some areas race to grab staple items.