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US dockworkers threaten to strike against automation, creating economic uncertainty

Vowing to stop machines from taking their jobs, 45,000 U.S. longshoremen are threatening to go on a strike that would shut ports on the East and Gulf coasts and could damage the American economy just as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House

The Independent UK

Union Workers Are Fighting To Keep U.S. Ports More Dangerous and Less Efficient

Union president Harold Daggett says longshoremen will strike again in January if they don't get a ban on automation.

Reason

President Of ILA Resolves Labor Dispute, Avoids Shipping Crisis

Harold Daggett, president of ILA, acquitted of mafia ties, leads union amidst challenges and strikes.

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Automate the Ports

The dockworkers' strike is over, but America's ports will be some of the least efficient in the world whether they are open or closed.

Reason

Revealed: CEO at heart of US ports strike made crude attacks on Biden and Democrats

David Adam of USMX made coarse remarks about president and appeared to endorse rightwing conspiracy theory

The Guardian - US

Dockworkers' Strike: Ships Pile Up After Threat To 'Cripple' Economy, Demand For 77% Pay Hike

Longshoremen want a 77% pay hike and no automation to end the East Coast ports strike. The union leader's Trump ties also are in focus.

Investors Business Daily

Port Union Workers Union President Issues Threat: 'I Will Cripple You'

International Longshoremen's Association president Harold Daggett represents 45,000 union workers.

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Could US port strike be the ‘October surprise’ that trips up Kamala Harris?

Strike by 45,000 dock workers threatens to stoke inflation just five weeks out from US presidential election.

Al Jazeera

Port strike poses major threat to car companies

Nearly 50,000 longshoremen are on strike nationwide.

The Street

Union And Management Dispute Over Automation In Ports Intensifies

Union and management clash over automation in ports, highlighting job protection and labor rights concerns.

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The Cruises Will Be Spared

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Republican members call on Biden to halt dockworkers strike - Roll Call

Republican lawmakers are pushing for President Joe Biden to block a dockworkers strike expected to stymie supply chains and raise prices.

Roll Call

East Coast Port Strike Threatens Economy. But These Stocks May Benefit.

An East Coast port strike began Tuesday, racking up estimated economic costs of $5 billion per day. Here are the stocks analysts are watching.

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The Independent UK

Longshoremen at key US ports threatening to strike over automation and pay

Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1, a move that would shut down ports that handle about half the nation’s cargo from ships

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