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U.S. Dockworkers Strike Stalls Shipments From Maine to Texas
WASHINGTON, DC, October 3, 2024 (ENS) – The master contract between union dockworkers and their employers at 14 U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports expired at midnight Monday, as talks came to an impasse over pay and automation. While seeking improved wages and benefits, the central concern of union members is that automation will wipe out their jobs, but they may be too late – automated ports are already a fact of life in the United States. […]