as in longshoremen
one who loads and unloads ships at a port
the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship
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Recent Examples of dockworkers
However, cargo operations were temporarily suspended at Pier G while responders worked to ensure the safety of dockworkers and other port personnel.
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
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
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
It was packed with the lunch crowd, maybe a hundred dockworkers jostling over trays.
—EW.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Recent months have seen labor unions win significant concessions from employers, following high-profile strikes by Boeing factory workers, dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports, video game performers, and hotel and casino employees on the Las Vegas Strip.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Labor unions have secured meaningful employer concessions in recent months following strikes by Boeing factory workers, dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports, video game performers, and hotel and casino workers on the Las Vegas Strip.
—Mead Gruver, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
An East and Gulf coast port strike that could snarl supply chains, create shortages and raise prices on hundreds of goods is back in view as port operators and dockworkers resume contract negotiations this week.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Large and established labor unions secured meaningful employer concessions this year following strikes by Boeing factory workers, dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports, video game performers, and hotel and casino workers on the Las Vegas Strip.
—CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
Doc Louallen, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
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
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
It was packed with the lunch crowd, maybe a hundred dockworkers jostling over trays.
—EW.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Recent months have seen labor unions win significant concessions from employers, following high-profile strikes by Boeing factory workers, dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports, video game performers, and hotel and casino employees on the Las Vegas Strip.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Labor unions have secured meaningful employer concessions in recent months following strikes by Boeing factory workers, dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports, video game performers, and hotel and casino workers on the Las Vegas Strip.
—Mead Gruver, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
An East and Gulf coast port strike that could snarl supply chains, create shortages and raise prices on hundreds of goods is back in view as port operators and dockworkers resume contract negotiations this week.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Large and established labor unions secured meaningful employer concessions this year following strikes by Boeing factory workers, dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports, video game performers, and hotel and casino workers on the Las Vegas Strip.
—CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dockworkers
longshoremen
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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
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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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“Dockworkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dockworkers. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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