Port strike called at East and Gulf Coast cargo facilities as dockworkers walk off the job

Thousands of dockworkers at ports from New England to Texas went on strike just after midnight on Tuesday as they rally for higher pay and more job security. The work stoppage, the first at East and Gulf Coast ports since 1977, follows a lengthy impasse in labor talks between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and… Continue reading Port strike called at East and Gulf Coast cargo facilities as dockworkers walk off the job