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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However, cargo operations were temporarily suspended at Pier G while responders worked to ensure the safety of dockworkers and other port personnel.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Automation had been a central point of contention in the two-year contract negotiations between the East and Gulf Coast port dockworkers’ union and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX).—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Dockhands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dockhands. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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