Importers Rush to Beat Strike Threat to East Coast Ports
Failure to reach a new longshoremen contract deal risks many East and Gulf Coast ports closing before the year-end consumer spending push--threatening billions in losses to businesses.
USMEF warns of port strike on East Coast
Port Import/Export Reporting Service (PIERS data) provided by USMEF showed that through July, 45% of waterborne US pork exports were shipped through the East and Gulf Coast ports, along with the share of waterborne beef exports being 30%.
Looming Port Strike Threatens to Cripple East Coast Supply Chains
A potential dockworker strike on the East Coast threatens to disrupt supply chains, impact holiday shopping, and cause widespread economic damage.
Port officials brace for potential strike by dockworkers along the East Coast
Even a short strike at East and Gulf Coast ports could disrupt U.S. supply chains until 2025, according to one expert.
Major maritime strike could threaten ports across the East Coast
A major strike is on the horizon for thousands of maritime workers, posing a threat to East Coast ports responsible for billions of dollars of goods.
US Ports Are Threatened With Strikes in Election-Season Jolt
Just as US policymakers shift focus from curbing inflation to shoring up the job market, the economy faces a jolt that threatens the kind of supply-chain disruption and consumer discontent rife during the pandemic.
Looming US port strikes threaten supply chain
Plus, a strike at three dozen US ports could upend supply chains and raise prices just weeks before Election Day. The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino.
Analyst says wins in these 3 East Coast states will deliver White House to this candidate
Writing in Politico, senior political columnist and politics bureau chief Jonathan Martin says the actual electoral map is ...
'Wicked high tide:' Days of coastal flooding in Northeast not over yet
A coastal storm has been lurking off the East Coast of the United States for five days, contributing to persistent coastal flooding, rip currents and rough surf from North Carolina to Maine. Boston ...
Trade groups again appeal for government intervention as East Coast dockworkers’ strike deadline nears
The letter reflects fears that rank-and-file anger will break out from under the union apparatus like it did earlier this ...
“The biggest party on the East Coast,” Big E heads into its final week
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – “Welcome to the biggest party on the East Coast,” The Big E’s website says as the final week ...
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AAFA Calls on Biden to Intervene in East Coast Port Talks
30 East and Gulf Coast port dockworker contract expiration date ... negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s ...
Coastal flooding? Tropical wave expected to move into eastern Gulf of Mexico later this week
The Fort Myers-Naples area will be in the east side of the storm, which produces higher chances of tornadoes, waterspouts and ...
Boy abducted from California in 1951 at age 6 found alive on East Coast more than 70 years later
Luis Armando Albino was 6 years old in 1951 when he was abducted while playing at an Oakland, California park. Now, more than ...
Resurgent Unions Flex Muscle at Boeing, Stellantis and East Coast Ports
Strikes, threats of strikes, and localized strike votes form a picture of organized labor asserting its power during a ...