Tag: Strikes
Boeing withdraws contract offer after talks with striking workers break down
SEATTLE -- Boeing has withdrawn a contract offer that would have given striking workers 30% raises over four years after talks broke down.The...
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...
Source: Dockworkers' union to suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract
The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend their strike until Jan....
Toilet paper makers say US port strike isn't causing shortages
There is no squeeze on Charmin.Toilet paper makers said Wednesday that U.S. consumers don’t need to fear shortages due to the ongoing strike...
The US could see shortages and higher retail prices if a dockworkers strike drags on
NEW YORK -- U.S. ports from Maine to Texas shut down this week when the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers went on strike...
Dockworkers join other unions in trying to fend off automation, or minimize the impact
NEW YORK -- The massive port workers' strike that has crippled all the major dockyards on the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. is...