longshoreman
noun
long·shore·man
ˈlȯŋ-ˌshȯr-mən 
ˌlȯŋ-ˈ
: a person who loads and unloads ships at a seaport
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the longshoremen moved all of the fish into cold storage for shipment to the market
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With shift work and overtime, the pay of many longshoremen at some East Coast ports could rise to well over $200,000 a year.
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Peter Eavis, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Tens of thousands of longshoremen could walk off the job next week if their union and management can’t resolve long-running contract issues.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
The union, which counts 1,150 longshoremen as members, last week rejected the latest offer from the Maritime Employers Association (AEM) by margins of over 99% and filed a strike notice.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 30 Sep. 2024
Thousands of longshoremen from Maine to Texas could walk off the job next week if long-running contract issues are not resolved, leading to a costly strike.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
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Peter Eavis, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Tens of thousands of longshoremen could walk off the job next week if their union and management can’t resolve long-running contract issues.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
The union, which counts 1,150 longshoremen as members, last week rejected the latest offer from the Maritime Employers Association (AEM) by margins of over 99% and filed a strike notice.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 30 Sep. 2024
Thousands of longshoremen from Maine to Texas could walk off the job next week if long-running contract issues are not resolved, leading to a costly strike.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Longshoreman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longshoreman. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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longshoreman
noun
long·shore·man
ˈlȯŋ-ˈshōr-mən
-ˈshȯr-
: one who loads and unloads ships at a port : stevedore
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