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A looming East Coast port strike could shake economy

Port employers meet with Biden administration as potential strike looms next week

Port employers met with White House officials Friday as negotiations with the union representing East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers are at an impasse with a potential strike looming.

U.S. News & World Report · 10h

Strike Looms at US East Coast, Gulf of Mexico Ports

The union, which represents dockworkers across 36 ports on the U.S. East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico, threatens to strike on Oct. 1. If its members walk off the job at ports stretching from Maine to Texas,

Bloomberg L.P. · 15h

Lots More on the Potentially Massive East Coast Port Strikes

As soon as next week, workers at all of the ports on the US East Coast could go on strike, crippling trade across a range of industrial and agricultural parts of the economy. So what's at stake? What do the workers want?

Port worker strike creates new hazard for Harris, Trump

Yahoo · 19m

Could Port of Savannah workers go on strike?

Port workers across the country are threatening to go on strike which would cause major ripple effects in the supply chain.

MarketWatch · 8h

Port strike could come at a ‘high political cost’ for Harris campaign

Polls show Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in a tight race for the White House, setting up a situation where small economic disturbances could tilt the race one way or another.

POLITICO on MSN · 13h

‘Stay out of it’: Port worker strike creates new hazard for Harris, Trump

A lengthy work stoppage could drive up prices and delay imports of automobiles, bananas and even Christmas decorations.

Multiple Terminals Closed at Port of Los Angeles

Yahoo · 1h

Multiple Terminals Close at San Pedro Bay Ports After Truck Catches Fire

One logistics exec says the closures could cause "major delays" for companies needing to reschedule container pick-up times via truck.

U.S. News & World Report · 14h

Multiple Terminals Closed at Port of Los Angeles After Lithium Battery Fire

Operations at Port of Los Angeles suffered disruptions as an overturned tractor trailer carrying a load of lithium batteries ignited a fire near Ocean & Navy Way on Terminal Island on Thursday, leading to the closure of several terminals.

Washington Times · 6h

Fire engulfing crashed tractor-trailer hauling lithium batteries burns on and on at Los Angeles port

A tractor-trailer full of lithium batteries that overturned and caught fire Thursday at the Port of Los Angeles continued to burn Friday and kept several port terminals closed.

Port strike could delay delivery of critical medications: It could be 'devastating,' doctors say

Medical professionals are sounding the alarm over the potential impact prolonged port strikes along the East and Gulf coasts ...

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Port strike could empty shelves, hike prices; what it means for you

Longshore workers at ports along the East Coast and Gulf coast are threatening to strike by Tuesday. The impacts could be ...

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Police, sheriff's dive team search St. Lucie River for gun in Port St. Lucie

Law enforcement officials searched the St. Lucie River after a report a firearm was thrown in following an alleged robbery ...

Biden Officials Meet Port Employers to Urge Deal to Avoid Strike

A trio of President Joe Biden’s aides are meeting with representatives of ocean carriers and terminal operators Friday with ...

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Factbox-Bananas, cars, and clothes: US port labor dispute threatens range of products

Some 45,000 union workers could walk off the job at seaports on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts on Oct. 1, cutting off vital ...

Costco and retailers preparing for U.S. port strike: empty shelves and price hikes

Costco and other retailers scramble to prepare ahead of Tuesday's threat to strike by longshore workers at ports along the ...

Port Canaveral reopens to cruise traffic after one-day shutdown due to Hurricane Helene

The shutdown disrupted cruise ship schedules at the port, with the delayed return of five ships at the end of their cruises ...

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Port of Montreal Dockworkers Set to Strike Monday

Port of Montreal dockworkers are set to walk off the job Monday morning as tensions in a labor dispute ratchet up, ...

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