US Dockworkers, Port Employers Set to Restart Talks Tuesday January 2, 2025 By Laura Curtis Leaders from a US dockworkers’ union and the group that represents their employers are set to resume contract talks on...
US Shippers Avoid East Coast Ports on Risk of Second Strike November 4, 2024 By Lisa Baertlein, Doyinsola Oladipo and Jessica DiNapoli U.S. shippers are steering clear of East and Gulf Coast ports amid worries the 45,000 dockworkers at those trade hubs...
US Dockworkers Suspend Three-Day Strike After Contract Extension October 4, 2024 By Laura Curtis and Josh Wingrove US dockworkers agreed to end a three-day strike that had paralyzed trade on the US East and Gulf coasts and...
Biden Says Prolonged Port Strike Would Be ‘Man-Made Disaster’ October 3, 2024 By Laura Curtis and Josh Wingrove President Joe Biden ratcheted up pressure on US port employers and shipping lines to restart talks with striking dock workers,...
US East Coast Dockworkers Strike, Halting Half the Nation’s Ocean Shipping October 1, 2024 By David Shepardson and Doyinsola Oladipo Dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike early on Tuesday, their first large-scale stoppage in...
Viewpoint: East Coast Port Strike: Insurance and Risk Management Implications October 1, 2024 By Tom Ptacek, JD and Zoi Fanourgiakis As it has many times before, the International Longshore Association (ILA) threatened a strike, beginning October 1, that would shut...