as in longshoreman
one who loads and unloads ships at a port
the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship
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The strike involves thousands of dockworkers advocating for better pay and working conditions.
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Oct. 2024
Hello, Quartz members, and welcome to Sunday Reads! Tim Walz and JD Vance held a vice presidential debate, 45,000 dockworkers walked off the job from Maine to Texas but quickly came back, and the damage from Hurricane Helene was immense.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 6 Oct. 2024
Some dockworkers can earn more than $100,000 by working overtime.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Shares of Danish shipping giant Moller-Maersk fell more than 8% before paring losses slightly after U.S. dockworkers and the United States Maritime Alliance agreed on Thursday to a tentative deal on wages, bringing to a close their three-day strike and easing pressures on the sector.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Oct. 2024
Hello, Quartz members, and welcome to Sunday Reads! Tim Walz and JD Vance held a vice presidential debate, 45,000 dockworkers walked off the job from Maine to Texas but quickly came back, and the damage from Hurricane Helene was immense.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 6 Oct. 2024
Some dockworkers can earn more than $100,000 by working overtime.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Shares of Danish shipping giant Moller-Maersk fell more than 8% before paring losses slightly after U.S. dockworkers and the United States Maritime Alliance agreed on Thursday to a tentative deal on wages, bringing to a close their three-day strike and easing pressures on the sector.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Dockworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dockworker. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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