Tag: Compensation and benefits
Dockworkers' union suspends strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract
DETROIT -- Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports are returning to work after their union reached a deal to suspend...
The grace period for student loan payments is over. Here's what you need to know
NEW YORK -- The 12-month grace period for student loan borrowers ended on Sept. 30. The “on-ramp” period helped borrowers who are struggling...
Dockworkers go on a strike that could reignite inflation and cause shortages in the holiday season
PHILADELPHIA -- A strike by dockworkers at 36 ports from Maine to Texas, the first in decades, could snarl supply chains and lead...
A dockworkers strike could shut down East and Gulf ports. Will it affect holiday shopping?
NEW YORK -- U.S. ports from Maine to Texas could shut down Tuesday if a union representing about 45,000 dockworkers carries through with...
Takeaways from AP's report on how shrimp farmers are exploited as supermarkets push for low prices
BANGKOK -- BANGKOK (AP) — A new investigation focused on three of the world’s largest producers of shrimp released Monday claims that as...
Ports seek order to force dockworkers to bargaining table as strike looms at East and Gulf ports
DETROIT -- With a strike deadline looming, the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports is asking a federal agency to make the...