as in longshoremen
one who loads and unloads ships at a port
a trade embargo that was especially hard on the nation's dockhands
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Other lawsuits have been filed by the state of Maryland, the city of Baltimore and scores of longshoremen who lost work when the harbor shut down.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025 -
Bridges traveled the West Coast coordinating a strike of all longshoremen and warehousemen.—
Rebecca Brenner Graham / Made by History,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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That is comparable to the pay for dockworkers on the West Coast, represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, whose wages will rise to nearly $61 in 2027.—
Peter Eavis,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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The dockworkers’ union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, said nearly 99 percent of its members had supported the contract, which raises wages 62 percent over six years and guarantees jobs when employers introduce technology that can move cargo autonomously.—
Peter Eavis,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Dockhands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dockhands. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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