The dockworkers go on strike.
Tangle
Isaac Saul
4.7 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 3 October 2024
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
The dockworkers’ strike. On Tuesday, thousands of longshoremen and port operators along the East Coast and Gulf Coast went on strike after their union, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), failed to reach an agreement with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) on a new contract. The ILA, which represents over 45,000 workers, is asking for higher wages for its members and protections against port automation projects. The strike is the first large-scale work stoppage for dockworkers in nearly 50 years and has halted nearly all activity at some of the busiest ports in the United States.
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| 1:34.8 | I'm your host, Isaac Saul, and on today's episode, we're going to be talking about the Longshoreman strike, the dock workers strike happening across the country right now. |
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