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Dock Workers on U.S. East Coast StrikeTuesday, October 1, 2024
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Dear Customer,
Please find excerpt from an article published by CBC news:
“Dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike early on Tuesday, their first large-scale stoppage in nearly 50 years, halting the flow of about half the nation's ocean shipping after negotiations for a new labour contract broke down over wages.
The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) union representing 45,000 port workers had been negotiating with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) employer group for a new six-year contract ahead of a midnight Sept. 30 deadline.
The ILA said in a statement on Tuesday it shut down all ports from Maine to Texas at 12:01 a.m. ET and had rejected USMX's final proposal made on Monday, adding the offer fell "far short of the demands of its members to ratify a new contract."
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris are closely monitoring the strike and expect its impact on consumers to be limited, the White House said Tuesday.
"The president has directed his team to convey his message directly to both sides that they need to be at the table and negotiating in good faith — fairly and quickly," the White House said in a statement.
Biden administration officials had met with both USMX and ILA ahead of the strike to encourage a deal. But Biden's administration has repeatedly ruled out the use of federal powers to break a strike in the event of an impasse.”
We continue to monitor the situation and will provide further updates as new information is received.
Sincerely,
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