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Thursday, October 3, 2024
Photo of an angry union firebrand Harold Daggett
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TikTok Fury and Death Threats: Will ILA Union Boss Daggett Fold or Double Down?

By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) – The strike paralyzing 36 American East and Gulf Coast ports has taken a dark turn. What began as a labor dispute over

October 3, 2024
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ILA picketers wearing orange safety shirts and carrying ILA signs with port cranes in the background
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Ships Queue at Ports as U.S. Dockworker Strike Enters Third Day

By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Long lines of container ships lined up outside major U.S. ports on

October 3, 2024
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Wednesday, October 2, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are stacked for storage at Wando Welch Terminal operated by the South Carolina Ports Authority in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, U.S. May 10, 2018. Picture taken May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Randall Hill/File Photo
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Biden Administration Warns Shipping Companies Against Exploiting Port Strike for Profit

As the first coast-wide strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) since 1977 impacts U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports, the U.S.

October 2, 2024
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Port workers from the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) participate in a strike in the Virginia International Gateway in Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S., October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Shipping

Box Lines Declare Force Majeure as U.S. Dockworker Strike Enters Day 2

By Alex Lennane (The Loadstar) – Shipping lines are beginning to declare force majeure, as the US east and Gulf coast port strike enters its second

October 2, 2024
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FILE PHOTO: A dockworker demonstrates after a shipping port strike went into effect across the East Coast at the Port of Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Matthew Hatcher/File Photo
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ILA Union Outlines Key Demands to End Dockworker Strike

Update: Tentative Agreement Reached to End U.S. Port Strike The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has outlined key demands that must be met

October 2, 2024
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Port Strike: Trump and Biden Blame Shipowners While Harris Remains Silent
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Port Strike: Trump and Biden Blame Shipowners While Harris Remains Silent

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union port strike, which could cost the U.S. economy billions per day, was notably absent from last

October 2, 2024
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ILA Dockworker No port automation sign
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Why is the ILA Union Against Port Automation?

By Jo Constantz and Alicia Tang (Bloomberg) Longshoremen at docks along the US East and Gulf coasts have gone on strike for the first time since 1977 as

October 2, 2024
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Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Port workers from the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) participate in a strike in the Virginia International Gateway in Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S., October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Shipping

ILA Chief Daggett Aims to Make History With Election Day Looming

By Laura Curtis, Deena Shanker and Michael Sasso (Bloomberg) — Union chief Harold Daggett, clad in a blue sweatshirt that read “The Docks Are Ours,”

October 1, 2024
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U.S. President Joe Biden provides an update on the Hurricane Helene response and recovery efforts, during remarks in the White House Oval Office in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
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President Biden Urges Foreign-Owned Port Employers to Improve Offer and End Dockworker Strike

As the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) launched a widespread strike affecting 36 U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coast ports from Maine to Texas,

October 1, 2024
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Members of the International Longshoremen's Association union, which represents roughly 45,000 workers, stand outside Maher Terminal on strike in Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S., October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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Major Port Shutdown: ILA Dockworkers Hit the Picket Lines, Halting Operations on Atlantic and Gulf Coasts

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) initiated a widespread strike on Tuesday, shutting down all ports from Maine to Texas as of midnight

October 1, 2024
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Monday, September 30, 2024
ILA union members on strike at marine terminal in NJ
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ILA UNION ON STRIKE IN 36 US PORTS – Teamsters Warn Biden To ‘Stay the F*ck Out of This Fight’

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Images from social media confirm that members of the International Longshoreman Association (ILA) Union are on strike and starting to

September 30, 2024
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coco development South Carolina
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No Deal to Avert Major U.S. Port Strike as Deadline Passes

Port workers with the International Longshoremen’s Association, the largest maritime union in the United States, appear set to go on strike for the first

September 30, 2024
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The Port of Savannah's Garden City Terminal courtesy Georgia Ports Authority
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East and Gulf Coast Ports Brace for Dockworker Strike

Update: Last-Minute Negotiations Underway as Major U.S. Port Strike Looms As the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States

September 30, 2024
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Dole_Honduras banana boat
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Port Strike Countdown: Bananas, Medicine, and $5 Billion Daily at Stake

A supply chain professor explains what the average American family can expect when East and Gulf Coast port workers go on strike at midnight tonight. by Anna

September 30, 2024
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Port of Montreal
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Montreal Port Workers Begin Three-Day Strike at Container Terminals

Sept 30 (Reuters) – Unionized workers have begun a three-day strike at two terminals of the port of Montreal as talks over a new contract are yet

September 30, 2024
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Sunday, September 29, 2024
Statue of Liberty overlooking Port of New York and New Jersey
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US East and Gulf Coast Ports Face Imminent Shutdown as Union Announces Intent to Strike

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) on Sunday announced plans for a widespread strike at all Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports, scheduled to

September 29, 2024
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Israel Bombs Yemeni Port After Houthi Attacks
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Israel Bombs Yemeni Port After Houthi Attacks

By Mohammed Hatem and Marissa Newman Sep 29, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Israeli fighter jets bombed a seaport and several power stations in Yemen, its

September 29, 2024
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FILE PHOTO: Docked cargo ships are loaded with shipping containers at Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S., July 12, 2023.
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Ports Brace for Shutdown as U.S. Dockworker Strike Deadline Nears

By Laura Curtis and Josh Wingrove (Bloomberg) — Key industry and government officials are urging US dockworkers and their employers to avoid a strike at

September 29, 2024
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Saturday, September 28, 2024
SSI Defiant in Baltimore Harbor.
Shipping

Oil Sheen Spotted Near Bulk Carrier in Baltimore Harbor

The U.S. Coast Guard has launched an investigation into a potential oil spill on the Patapsco River in Baltimore Harbor. On Thursday evening, a 50-foot by

September 28, 2024
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Friday, September 27, 2024
port of savannah
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ILA Fires Back at USMX’s Unfair Labor Practice ‘Publicity Stunt’

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has strongly rebuked the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) for filing an unfair labor practice

September 27, 2024
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