Biden may face tough choices as port strike continues
The White House has firmly backed the longshoremen’s union, but Democrats are eager to avoid economic disruptions weeks before Election Day.
Biden won’t step in to avert dockworker strike
The White House says it won’t step in to force dockworkers back on the job, and that impacts to America’s vital goods will be minimal for now.
Biden Resists Using Presidential Power To Break Port Strike, Despite Industry Pressure
A work stoppage that shut down U.S. ports only 34 days before the election is a high-stakes test of Biden’s commitment to collective bargaining.
Biden Scrambles to Contain Economic and Political Fallout of Port Strike
The labor dispute has forced President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris into a complicated position just weeks before the election.
Port Strike Puts Pressure on Harris, Biden Ahead of Election
Democrats are hoping a swift resolution of the strike will minimize any turbulence for Vice President Kamala Harris, who still trails former President Donald Trump in polls of who
Biden calls for return to bargaining table as port strike disruptions loom
President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for those on both sides of a port worker strike to return to the bargaining table as U.S. ports brace
Youngkin raises pressure on Biden to end strike at ports
Hundreds of longshoremen protested outside of the Virginia International Gateway in Portsmouth Tuesday as part of an East Coast work stoppage that could snarl supply chains and cause shortages and higher prices if it stretches on for more than a few weeks.
Business groups want Biden to intervene in worker strike at ports
A dockworker strike that could hobble U.S. ports from Maine to Texas got underway Tuesday as business groups called for President Joe Biden to step in.
Prolonged port strike could shake up the oil and gas industry, experts say
The Department of Energy says the ongoing strikes at U.S. ports will not impact the imports and experts of crude oil or ...
How the Dockworkers Strike Impacts the Economy
Thousands of longshoremen across the biggest ports on the East and Gulf Coast have walked off their jobs in a bid for a 77 ...
People are panic-buying toilet paper because of the port strike. There is no need for that
Toilet paper shortages in stores across America are giving folks nightmarish reminders of the pandemic era. But the lack of ...
Harris and Trump are tested by the Mideast, Helene and the port strike in the campaign's final weeks
A trio of new trials — a devastating hurricane, expanding conflict in the Mideast and a dockworkers strike that threatens the ...
Dockworkers hit picket lines: What it will take to end the port strike
Dockworkers at ports along the East and Gulf coasts are on strike after their union and port employers failed to reach an ...
Port Strike Update: Union Turns Down 'Nearly 50% Wage Increase'
International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) negotiators have turned down a near 50 percent pay increase offer from the ...
How much the dock workers’ strike stings turns on how long it goes, experts say
A port strike lasting more than a week would likely drive up the cost of fruit and vegetables at the supermarket, said Gus ...
East and Gulf coast ports shut down as thousands of workers go on strike
Tens of thousands of longshoremen went on strike at midnight ET, shutting down major ports along the East and Gulf coasts and ...
Who Is Harold Daggett? Union Boss Behind Port Strike
Port workers, led by ILA leader Harold Daggett, have stopped working indefinitely in a dispute over pay and automation.
The US dockworkers strike is here, and it's impacting more than just packages
The US port strike could have far-reaching impacts on the economy. Here's what a prolonged standoff between the ILA union and ...
Port strike called at East and Gulf Coast cargo facilities as dockworkers walk off the job
Thousands of dockworkers at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts went on strike in search of higher pay and better job ...
White House Sides With Union as US Dockworker Strike Enters Second Day
The strike by the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) union has blocked goods from food to automobile shipments ...