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Rank-and-file already nearly unanimously rejected a previous tentative agreement, precipitating the first strike at the company in 16 years.
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Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Thirty-six East Coast and Gulf Coast ports have shut down due to 45,000 union workers walking off the job Oct. 1, marking the first strike by the International Longshoremen's Association since 1977.
—Rachel Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
In their first strike since 1977, ILA dockworkers have been pushing for a 77% pay raise over the life of the contract and a halt on automation that could replace union jobs at U.S. ports.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Of course, a three-day shutdown is not uncommon, even if this is the first strike in nearly a half-century.
—Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Chris Isidore, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Thirty-six East Coast and Gulf Coast ports have shut down due to 45,000 union workers walking off the job Oct. 1, marking the first strike by the International Longshoremen's Association since 1977.
—Rachel Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
In their first strike since 1977, ILA dockworkers have been pushing for a 77% pay raise over the life of the contract and a halt on automation that could replace union jobs at U.S. ports.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Of course, a three-day shutdown is not uncommon, even if this is the first strike in nearly a half-century.
—Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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“First strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20strike. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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