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the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship
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Hiring also tailed off at a time when the labor market was disrupted by violent storms in the Southeast as well as two major labor strikes involving dockworkers and Boeing.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
The big picture: Last night, the dockworker union announced a tentative deal with the United States Maritime Alliance.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
Second, volatility could come from a potential dockworkers strike in the new year as well as President-elect Donald Trump’s likely action to slap tariffs on major U.S. trading partners.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
The union representing the dockworkers suspended the strike three days later but is prepared to resume striking Jan. 15 when its contract expires.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
The big picture: Last night, the dockworker union announced a tentative deal with the United States Maritime Alliance.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
Second, volatility could come from a potential dockworkers strike in the new year as well as President-elect Donald Trump’s likely action to slap tariffs on major U.S. trading partners.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
The union representing the dockworkers suspended the strike three days later but is prepared to resume striking Jan. 15 when its contract expires.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Dockworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dockworker. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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dockworker
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dock·work·er
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