Port employers meet with Biden administration
Facing strike at U.S. ports, Biden administration urges labor negotiations
Top Biden administration officials met Friday with port operators ahead of a possible strike at East and Gulf coast ports, with a union contract expiring after Monday.
Facing a Possible Strike, Biden Administration Encouraging Port Operators to Negotiate With Unions
Top Biden administration officials are meeting Friday afternoon with port operators ahead of a possible strike at East and Gulf coast ports, with the union contract expiring after Monday
Port employers meet with Biden administration as potential strike looms next week
Port employers met with White House officials Friday as negotiations with the union representing East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers are at an impasse with a potential strike looming.
Facing a possible strike at US ports, Biden administration urges operators to negotiate with unions
There is the possibility of a strike once the contract lapses, with unionized workers objecting to the addition of new technologies to U.S. ports that they say could ultimately cause job losses.
Biden Officials Meet Port Employers to Urge Deal to Avoid Strike
A trio of President Joe Biden’s aides are meeting with representatives of ocean carriers and terminal operators Friday with the aim of averting a strike that could shutter every major container port on the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts — while also signaling the White House won’t intervene to force workers back to the docks if they walk out.
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Agriculture groups urge White House action ahead of possible ports strike
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The Economist3d
A threatened ports strike is already having an impact in America
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Ports workers strike possible. Agriculture groups urge dredging of lower Mississippi River
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Baton Rouge Business Report4d
Here’s the latest on a potential strike at Gulf Coast ports
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WJCL3d
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