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the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship
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Striking dockworkers and port employers reached a tentative agreement Thursday, ending a strike that began earlier in the week and lifting concerns over the potential impact to the U.S. economy.
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Jena McGregor, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Also Friday, some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports returned to work after their union reached a deal to suspend its three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
The world’s gotten a lot more dangerous in the last few days as the dockworkers’ strike threatens to hike the likes of grocery prices and the Mideast teeters on the brink of widespread warfare.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Liz Cheney will campaign with Kamala Harris in Wisconsin while Trump holds a rally in Michigan, and dockworkers join other unions in trying to fend off automation or minimize its impact.
—Express-News Digital Team, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Jena McGregor, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Also Friday, some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports returned to work after their union reached a deal to suspend its three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
The world’s gotten a lot more dangerous in the last few days as the dockworkers’ strike threatens to hike the likes of grocery prices and the Mideast teeters on the brink of widespread warfare.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Liz Cheney will campaign with Kamala Harris in Wisconsin while Trump holds a rally in Michigan, and dockworkers join other unions in trying to fend off automation or minimize its impact.
—Express-News Digital Team, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Dockworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dockworker. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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dockworker
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dock·work·er
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