| 单词 | dockworker |
| 例句 | Then, while I was waiting, I asked if any of the dockworkers had seen a young woman come through here in the last couple days. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A few nearby dockworkers started toward her, but she glared at them with such malice that they raised their hands and backed away, shaking their heads. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When he turned around, Pong recognized him as the dockworker Kia. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Even the dockworkers had no response to this. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He looked like a dockworker, or a boy setting sail on his first adventure. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I had seen the Negro dockworkers stripped to the waist, their bodies glistening with sweat under their loads. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z "He's an unemployed dockworker. He's always looking for handouts and a free drink. Do you think we have a suspect?" The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z There were only a few dockworkers milling around, and no big merchant ships. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z We needed to keep a low profile—if movies are to be believed, dockworkers have a reputation for punching first and asking questions later, if at all. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She reappears looking like a dockworker, with a toothpick in her mouth, and explains that she has been on the phone. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z One of my main steers to one specialty address away from the madam’s house was the apartment of a big, coal-black girl, strong as an ox, with muscles like a dockworker’s. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The three dockworkers we'd seen earlier now stood in the doorway. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Fox darted through the press of people, dodging dockworkers and leaping crates. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Several of the dockworkers put down their burdens and stood up straight. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought of the dockworkers, and Nergal's plague dogs. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Sailors and dockworkers began to filter into the inn to get the morning meal, and the room slowly filled with the gentle buzz of conversation. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He asked Volpe, incongruously, if he “came from a dockworker family,” which he figured was intended as an insult. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “The men I grew up around were mostly dockworkers, and most owned their property. Now it seems like the juice is gone.” In the Lower Ninth Ward, an Artist Renews His Purpose 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z First the words of a distinguished GP, then those of a former Liverpool dockworker. Ken Loach: We need a new movement to defend the NHS 2013-06-27T10:22:50Z On a barge in Red Hook, Brooklyn, dockworkers chant against their corrupt union boss. 7 Decades Later, Arthur Miller’s ‘The Hook’ Comes Home to Brooklyn 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z After liberating himself, he became a sailor and a dockworker. A Pop-Culture Glossary for ‘Da 5 Bloods’ 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z Robeson appears in a famous sequence from the 1936 film “Show Boat,” in which he had a small part with a big song about the harsh life of black Southern dockworkers. Art Review: ?For All the World to See,? on Civil Rights Era 2010-05-20T21:48:00Z The main characters in aren't the overburdened cops, spiralling addicts, ruthless dealers, struggling dockworkers, corrupt politicians or compromised journalists of The Wire. Katrina and all that jazz 2010-05-01T23:07:00Z The Hook is set in 1950s New York and follows a dockworker who encounters corruption. An Unseen Arthur Miller Play Will Debut in 2015 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z From an impoverished upbringing in post- England, Mr. Dawson, whose earliest aspiration was to be a dockworker, became one of the most well-known television personalities in the 1970s and ’80s. Richard Dawson, Kissing Host of ‘Family Feud,’ Dies at 79 2012-06-03T22:14:10Z Miller based the screenplay on the life of Pete Panto, a local dockworker who was killed more than 80 years ago, presumably for standing up to the port bosses. 7 Decades Later, Arthur Miller’s ‘The Hook’ Comes Home to Brooklyn 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z The dockworkers pay him and his gesticulations very little mind, noting only that he speaks much of “bloom” and “blood.” Review: ‘Hannibal,’ by Thomas Harris 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The organization dispatched its own agents to attempt to gather intelligence from the mostly Italian-American fishermen and dockworkers in New York City, but workers refused to offer up any information. How 'Suicide Squad' Recalls a Chapter in American History 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z However, even before that, health authorities knew that dockworkers who removed ballast from fever-infected ships were at risk of getting the disease. Georgia’s Sea Islands: A destination worth the paddle 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z In one of the play’s most fraught scenes, a cross-section of the black community — a doctor, an editor, a reverend and a dockworker — debate how to prevent this looming violence. Unseen Script Offers New Evidence of a Radical Lorraine Hansberry 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z A labor-themed sequence included O’Neill’s “Rock the Machine,” about a Dublin dockworker losing his job to automation. What’s Driving a Fresh Wave of Irish Music? Tradition. 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z In an early scene, dockworkers haul crates onto the stage using the barge’s sling. 7 Decades Later, Arthur Miller’s ‘The Hook’ Comes Home to Brooklyn 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z The son of a sometime dockworker, Mr. Bygraves liked to call himself “just an ordinary Cockney who made it.” Max Bygraves, Jovial British Entertainer, Is Dead at 89 2012-09-08T22:15:06Z Then descend to the plaza, where a bronze sculpture of dockworkers unloading cargo from Zanzibar, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong stands near the slender silhouettes of quayside cranes. A Journey Across London on the Elizabeth Line 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z The singers who are waitresses and dockworkers, I love them. 2010-02-17T16:01:00Z Drawing on interviews with countrymen stricken by the economic crisis, Mr Gomes fashions a series of stories with characters ranging from laid-off dockworkers to captains of industry. Beachcombing 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Hers was a musical family: Her father, a dockworker, played the harmonica; her mother was a devoted amateur singer. Cilla Black, Who Turned a Coat-Checking Job Into a Singing Career, Dies at 72 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z His stepfather was a “grizzled dockworker” who was abusive when he drank, Bongino wrote in a memoir, “Life Inside the Bubble: Why a Top-ranked Secret Service Agent Walked Away From It All.” Dan Bongino isn’t just taking over where Rush Limbaugh left off — he’s building a conservative media universe 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z A dockworker calmly loads Harvey’s invisible box onto a ship bound for Pink Mountain Island. Spare Times for Children for Nov. 28-Dec. 4 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z His images of New York dockworkers and later Maine shipbuilders start to be more ennobling and hollow than gritty. Art Review: ‘George Bellows,’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2012-11-15T23:23:38Z The son of a dockworker, Eugene Dominick Genovese was born on May 19, 1930, in Brooklyn and never lost the accent. Eugene D. Genovese, Historian of South, Dies at 82 2012-09-30T00:04:16Z The two etchings by James Abbott McNeill Whistler that start the exhibition focus with gritty realism on dockworkers on the River Thames in London. | Long Island: ‘Rabble-Rousers: Art, Dissent, and Social Commentary,’ at the Heckscher Museum of Art 2013-12-27T21:15:33Z Her father held a variety of jobs — security guard, dockworker, bartender — while her mother stayed home with the children. Valerie Maynard, Artist Who Celebrated Black Identity, Dies at 85 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z The main characters in “Treme” aren’t the overburdened cops, spiraling addicts, ruthless dealers, struggling dockworkers, corrupt politicians or compromised journalists of “The Wire.” Magazine Preview: The HBO Auteur: David Simon 2010-03-17T14:56:00Z They were soon joined by dockworkers and car dealerships who refused to handle Tesla products. Tesla faces pressure in Sweden as workers at supplier to strike 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Other trade unions joined in solidarity, including dockworkers at Sweden’s four largest ports who decided Tuesday to stop the delivery of Tesla vehicles to increase pressure on the automaker to accept the metal workers’ demands. Tesla faces strikes in Sweden unless it signs a collective bargaining agreement 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Only weeks ago, the dockworkers union was riding high as its members voted to approve a new six-year contract, ensuring peace at the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and 27 other West Coast harbors. How a fight over two jobs pushed the dockworker union into bankruptcy 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z The union in August ratified a six-year contract for U.S dockworkers that improved pay and benefits for 22,000 employees at 29 ports stretching from California to Washington State. International Longshore and Warehouse US dockworkers union files for bankruptcy 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z From dockworkers to screenwriters, employees have long fought to make sure that new technologies and cost-saving practices are not introduced at the expense of their jobs. Why U.S. hotels are missing more than 238,000 employees 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Port employers and the longshore union reached a tentative contract agreement covering 22,000 dockworkers on June 15 and employees ratified the deal on Aug. 31. Port of Los Angeles says cargo lost during West Coast talks is returning 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z The contract between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association, which operates the terminals, covers 22,000 dockworkers at 29 ports from Los Angeles to Seattle. West Coast Dockworkers Ratify Contract 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Earlier this summer, West Coast ports from San Diego to British Columbia were rocked by threatened dockworkers strikes. Asia-Pacific leaders cap off trade meetings with Space Needle summit 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The dockworkers were on strike from July 1 to July 13 before a tentative agreement briefly put an end to the walkout. Trudeau says union reconsidering offer after strike drama at B.C. ports 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z She helped resolve a dispute between dockworkers and shippers, but that has not dislodged her nomination, which is opposed by Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat. Biden and Sanders meet union organizers amid labor turmoil 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Hotel workers, school employees, Hollywood writers and dockworkers have picketed this year, saying they struggle to pay their rent. Los Angeles Hotel Employees Return to Work but Warn of Additional Strikes 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z Airline pilots, railroad employees, dockworkers, and others have pushed for higher pay and better benefits, rebuffing offers from companies that in some contracts appeared significant. Explainer: Why U.S. labor unions are gaining leverage in contract talks with big employers 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z The US Labor Secretary stepped in last month to strike a deal between ports and dockworkers on the West Coast, which had led to major slowdowns and stoppages. Risk of major disruption as UPS strike looms in US 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Oakland teachers went on strike for more than a week, and slowdowns occurred at the big ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach before West Coast dockworkers reached a tentative settlement in June. Workers strike at major Southern California hotels over pay and benefits 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z At the behemoth ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, operations were disrupted for weeks until West Coast dockworkers reached a tentative contract deal in mid-June. From the Docks to Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Workers Are Feeling Emboldened 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Record employer profits strengthened West Coast dockworkers' position at the bargaining table. Analysis: With U.S. labor tight, union workers make bolder contract demands 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z The tentative agreement, which would affect 22,000 dockworkers at 29 ports along the West Coast, must be ratified by both sides. Biden hopes Su’s role in dockworker deal can sway Democratic holdouts to confirm her as labor chief 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Union dockworkers and port workers on the West Coast have reached a tentative deal on a new contract. The White House Renews Its Attack on ‘Surprise Fees’ 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z The dockworkers have been without a contract since July 1. West Coast dockworkers, shippers reach tentative contract agreement 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z West Coast dockworkers have reached a tentative deal with employers, the two sides announced Wednesday, potentially ending months of port labor strife that could have threatened the nation’s economic outlook. West Coast dockworkers, employers reach tentative contract agreement 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z West Coast dockworkers, union leader Willie Adams said this month ahead of reaching a new deal. Analysis: With U.S. labor tight, union workers make bolder contract demands 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Unionized West Coast dockworkers and their employers have reached a tentative agreement on a six-year contract, allaying concerns of a broad shutdown. West Coast dockworkers strike tentative contract averting shutdown 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The ILWU, which represents more than 22,000 longshoremen on the West Coast, said Saturday that port dockworkers were still operating at the 29 ports along the coast despite having an expired contract. Dockworkers union, employers clash over extent of Seattle port disruption 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z The agreement will require ratification by PMA and union members and would affect 22,000 dockworkers at 29 ports from Washington state through California. West Coast dockworkers, shippers reach tentative contract agreement 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Southern California dockworkers disrupted the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports Friday after contract talks deteriorated in recent days. West Coast dockworkers, employers reach tentative contract agreement 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z The ports of Seattle and Tacoma continue to see significant slowdowns as a labor dispute between dockworkers and operators negotiating a union contract enters its second week. Ports of Tacoma and Seattle see slowdown amid labor contract disputes 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z More than 22,000 dockworkers at ports from California to Washington state have been working without a contract since July. Business group urges Biden to intervene in West Coast ports labor dispute 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Dock disruptions: A shipping industry group said that concerted actions by a West Coast dockworkers’ union had effectively shut down parts of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, ABC7 reports. Welcome to Zev’s Los Angeles 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z West Coast are enduring the longest labor-related disruptions since 2015 as talks between port employers and dockworkers close in on one year without a contract. West Coast ports see extended disruption as labor talks drag on 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z President Biden to intervene in West Coast port labor negotiations after the largest terminal at Southern California's Port of Long Beach closed amid a standoff with dockworkers who are rallying for better pay. West Coast port customers press Biden to intervene as pay fight hits operations 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Since June 2, dockworkers at ports along the West Coast, including two of the country’s largest and most important hubs in Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., have slowed operations. Ports of Tacoma and Seattle see slowdown amid labor contract disputes 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z More than 22,000 dockworkers and 29 West Coast ports have been working without a contract since July 1. Los Angeles and Long Beach ports shut down as contract talks stall 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Danny married into the Irish mob; he started out as a dockworker, a mostly decent working stiff. Review | Don Winslow delivers a mob novel in classic style 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union, representing 22,000 dockworkers, and the Pacific Maritime Association, which represents ocean carriers and terminal operators, have been negotiating since May 2022. West Coast ports see extended disruption as labor talks drag on 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z More than 22,000 dockworkers at ports stretching from California to Washington state have been working without a contract since July. West Coast port customers press Biden to intervene as pay fight hits operations 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z A dockworker shortage at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach ended Friday night after halting cargo traffic at the complex. How a stripper, a barista and an electrician ended up at a 'Troublemakers School' for L.A. labor activists 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Southern California dockworkers disrupted cargo activity Friday at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports — major entry points for the country’s imports — after contract talks deteriorated in recent days, causing the ports to shut down. Los Angeles and Long Beach ports shut down as contract talks stall 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Antonio Wells, secretary general of the dockworkers union for Costa Rica’s Atlantic ports, said some 7,000 jobs were lost in the port privatization, which he blames for Limon’s social problems. Drug trafficking blamed as homicides soar in Costa Rica 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z The PMA and the ILWU, which represents about 22,000 dockworkers on the West Coast, had pledged not to comment in the media and to continue working without issues such as slowdowns or lockouts. West Coast dockworker labor talks strained over lunch-break spat 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z “Shape-up” is the term for preferential hiring of stevedores and other dockworkers; “shakedown” means exactly what it says, and it took — and takes — the form of kickbacks in “dues” to a “union” ruled by thugs. How to watch every best picture winner from 1950 through 1959 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z But the dockworkers’ union has claimed a contract with the United States Maritime Alliance requires that only members of the International Longshoremen’s Association may operate the cranes at newly constructed terminals. Union wins labor board ruling in Charleston port dispute 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z But then a dockworker notices the old chassis. ‘No Jobs Available’: The Feast or Famine Careers of America’s Port Drivers. 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z “These dockworkers have real issues on the table and worked through the pandemic like many others did,” Seroka said. Port leader says labor deal with Longshoremen months away 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z The union said dockworkers are working every day, according to their agreements with the PMA, and that trucks can form lines for many reasons. West Coast dockworker labor talks strained over lunch-break spat 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Barristers and dockworkers have also been on strike. UK workers face a two decade-long wage squeeze, says TUC 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z The union and the PMA started negotiating a new contract for dockworkers in May, and the most recent agreement — reached in 2015 — expired July 1. West Coast dockworker talks imperiled by Seattle labor dispute 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Churchill’s coffin took a more complicated route — borne after its procession by the MV Havengore along the Thames River, where dockworkers lowered their cranes. The last state funeral was Churchill’s. Queen Elizabeth II’s was bigger. 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z All of the defendants except for one dockworker submitted plea agreements. Long Beach dockworkers billed union health insurance for sexual services, prosecutors say 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z A strike could also make it harder for American importers to deal with the effects of another contentious labor negotiation — that between 22,000 dockworkers at West Coast ports and the operators of shipping terminals. How a Rail Strike Could Wreak Havoc on the American Supply Chain 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z They are about to be joined by dockworkers in Liverpool and staff at nurseries and primary schools in Glasgow. Strikes Sweep Britain as Workers Demand Better Pay 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z A dispute over the assignment of work at a terminal in Seattle is casting a shadow on the outcome of talks to reach a new labor contract between 22,000 dockworkers at 29 U.S. West Coast dockworker talks imperiled by Seattle labor dispute 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z It is a dockworkers town and a union town that prides itself on getting things done. Best trick yet: How a group of rogue skaters got L.A. City Hall on their side 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Victoria recruited women from strip clubs and through referrals to offer sexual services to dockworkers in her businesses, federal prosecutors said. Long Beach dockworkers billed union health insurance for sexual services, prosecutors say 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z As an added aggravation, British soldiers moonlighted as dockworkers, creating competition for employment. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Slowdowns among the unionized dockworkers could lead to global delays for a supply chain already hemorrhaging from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Covid-19 lockdowns in China. Truckers’ protests over a labor law shut Oakland’s port. 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Unions representing dockworkers at those ports and others on the U.S. Trucker protests stall cargo movement at California's No. 3 seaport 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z The dockworkers being balloted are involved in port operations, including loading and unloading of containers, Unite said. UK dockworkers at major container port to vote on strike over pay 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Some of the false claims were filed using the names of dockworkers’ family members, including spouses and children. Long Beach dockworkers billed union health insurance for sexual services, prosecutors say 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Adding to the supply chain worries is a separate labor dispute involving 22,000 West Coast dockworkers at ports that handle roughly 40% of U.S. imports. Deadline to block freight rail strike looms before Biden 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z His father was a dockworker and later ran a candy shop, and his mother was a homemaker. Tony Sirico, ‘Sopranos’ actor who played Paulie Walnuts, dies at 79 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z Unionized dockworkers also are seeking a raise and argue that shipping lines can afford it. West Coast dockworkers still talking after contract expires 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Supply chain: As West Coast dockworkers near the end of their contract, many others have a stake. What Californians Love About Summer 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z The plea agreements for seven of the dockworkers and Victoria and one of her workers were filed Wednesday, with the defendants expected to appear in court in the coming weeks. Long Beach dockworkers billed union health insurance for sexual services, prosecutors say 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Now the ports are bustling again, but there is a new source of anxiety: the imminent expiration of the union contract for dockworkers along the West Coast. As Dockworkers Near Contract’s End, Many Others Have a Stake 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Video carried on state TV showed the moment the tank exploded, sending dockworkers scrambling to escape the toxic cloud. Jordan promises inquiry into deadly blast at Red Sea port 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z And, most crucially, dockworkers on the West Coast are currently renegotiating a labor contract with port terminal operators that expires at the end of this month. Biden to Visit Port of Los Angeles, Casting Inflation as a Global Problem 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z The ILWU, the union representing dockworkers across the West Coast, is at the bargaining table with the PMA, the group representing shipping companies. Women, Black and Latino workers underpaid by California State University, study finds 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Four of the dockworkers will plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, and three will plead guilty to one count of theft in connection with healthcare. Long Beach dockworkers billed union health insurance for sexual services, prosecutors say 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z “When you look at the value added and the importance of the work the dockworkers do, it’s a small percentage of an overall highly profitable system for these massive corporations,” Wilson said. Workers want raises. Shippers want robots. The supply chain hinges on reaching a deal 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z The legislation comes as more than 22,000 union dockworkers across 29 ports along the West Coast are set to enter into contract negotiations this summer. GOP moves to block unions’ port slowdown tactic 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Biden has kept close relationships with labor unions and may hesitate to put pressure on dockworkers to conclude any talks. Biden to Visit Port of Los Angeles, Casting Inflation as a Global Problem 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z In the United Kingdom, dockworkers at the Birkenhead Docks in northwest England earlier this month refused to unload a German-flagged tanker. A Tanker’s Giant U-Turn Reveals Strains in the Market for Russian Oil 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Long Beach dockworker Cameron Rahm, who was also charged in connection with the scheme and accused of lying to federal investigators, pleaded not guilty. Long Beach dockworkers billed union health insurance for sexual services, prosecutors say 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z “What’s really unique about dockworkers around the world is their strategic location in the world’s choke points. Working in the ports provides a lot of leverage,” Wilson said. Workers want raises. Shippers want robots. The supply chain hinges on reaching a deal 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z The dockworkers are some of the best-compensated blue-collar workers in American industry. New supply chain risk: 22,000 dockworkers who could go on strike 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z The first round of highly screened residents — the “deserving poor” — were mostly local Italian and Irish dockworkers. Everybody Loves Red Hook. Or So They Say. 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Others worked as sailors or dockworkers, or people who loaded and unloaded cargo from ships. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As ships arrived at ports from Los Angeles to Savannah, Georgia, they carried more cargo than dockworkers and truck drivers could handle. A normal supply chain? It’s ‘unlikely’ in 2022 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z The rise in cases among the dockworkers somewhat parallels the surge of the omicron variant across California, which now is apparently flattening. Coronavirus Sidelines Dockworkers, Adding to Supply Backlog 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Terminal operators accused dockworkers of slowing operations to generate pressure for a deal. New supply chain risk: 22,000 dockworkers who could go on strike 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z West Coast ports could see further disruptions this year as they renegotiate a labor contract for more than 22,000 dockworkers that expires on July 1. Supply Chain Woes Could Worsen as China Imposes New COVID Lockdowns 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z When Corbett arrived in 2005, his long hair, black leather jacket, penchant to drink more than sacramental wine and fluency in port patois endeared him to dockworkers. A Catholic chapel at Port Newark is where longshoremen go to find an oasis 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z And to the screen, when a dockworker criticizing Jaskier’s songs becomes a mouthpiece for fans. How 'The Witcher' team brought 'the best monster' in its fictional universe to life 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z The year began with about 150 new cases reported per day among dockworkers on the West Coast. Coronavirus Sidelines Dockworkers, Adding to Supply Backlog 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Some dockworkers question whether terminal owners are sincerely seeking to speed up cargo handling, given that shipping rates have soared amid chaos at the ports. New supply chain risk: 22,000 dockworkers who could go on strike 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z But fresh headaches loom in 2022, including potential labor unrest before the expiration of the dockworkers’ contract at the end of June. Biden sees gains in supply chain battle, but the fight isn’t over 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z The union representing about 15,000 dockworkers at the nation’s largest ports declined an offer by employers to extend existing labor contracts for a year, setting the stage for heated negotiations. West Coast dockworkers reject contract extension, seek talks 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Both vessels were being loaded on this bright October morning with new containers held improbably aloft by blue and white cranes steered by dockworkers. Opinion | The Supply-Chain Crisis Is Creating a Rare Opportunity for Truck Drivers 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z On July 1, 2022, the contract for West Coast dockworkers is set to expire, and there’s no new contract yet agreed upon. Biden had better get the ports back to work 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z General strikes led by dockworkers in San Francisco, truckers in Minneapolis and textile workers in the Piedmont South were taking place as he wrote. Are we witnessing a ‘General Strike’ in our own time? 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z At the same time, truck drivers and dockworkers were stuck in quarantine, reducing the availability of people to unload goods and further slowing the process. How the Supply Chain Broke, and Why It Won’t Be Fixed Anytime Soon 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z “We’ve been waiting for seven years to address issues that are important to dockworkers.” West Coast dockworkers reject contract extension, seek talks 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z This fact is not lost on local dockworkers and truckers today, most of whom are Black. Opinion | The Supply-Chain Crisis Is Creating a Rare Opportunity for Truck Drivers 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z In a Telegram group used by those who oppose the Green Pass mandate, a video showed one sign reading, “No Green Pass, No Discrimination,” while dockworkers chanted, “People like us never give up.” Italy begins enforcing one of the world’s strictest workplace vaccine mandates, risking blowback 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z In addition, shipping containers have been in short supply, and the movement of cargo ships has been disrupted by events such as the closure of Chinese ports because dockworkers tested positive for the virus. Fears of a ‘Bottleneck Recession’: How Shortages Are Hurting Germany 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z More information sharing — including over a longer time period — would allow carriers, terminals, truckers and dockworkers to better position equipment and people. Inside America’s Broken Supply Chain Importers and exporters have complained for more than a year about soaring freight charges, amid a shortage of shipping containers, truck chassis, drivers and dockworkers. Biden targets high shipping costs as pandemic ravages global supply chains 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Unlike UPS drivers or dockworkers, however, the vast majority of these local, short-haul drivers are independent contractors who lack the rights of legal employees. Opinion | The Supply-Chain Crisis Is Creating a Rare Opportunity for Truck Drivers 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Before the beautiful views at Pier 62, park-goers are greeted by a huge fence sign that talks about past discrimination faced by dockworkers in Seattle. Biden appears to blame Sens. Manchin, Sinema for stalling his agenda 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z When she was young, her communist parents brought her along as they tried to persuade dockworkers to unionize, filling her stroller with leaflets. Alix Dobkin, who celebrated lesbian life in music, dies at 80 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Those earlier backlogs were sparked by unrest over a West Coast dockworkers’ contract. Inside America’s Broken Supply Chain In March, dockworkers in Long Beach moved 62% more shipping containers than the same month last year. 'Like Bobageddon': Boba tea aficionados are freaking out as shortage looms 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z Nor could they organize with the Teamsters or either of the two dockworkers’ unions: the International Longshoremen’s Association on the East Coast and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union on the West Coast. Opinion | The Supply-Chain Crisis Is Creating a Rare Opportunity for Truck Drivers 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z The consequences are immediate for consumers, producers, dockworkers, transportation brokers and others: Products remain at sea or a continent away, and prices go up. Essential, invisible: Covid has 200,000 merchant sailors stuck at sea 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z The stink of corruption permeating New Jersey’s dockworkers union in “Waterfront” wafts over California’s politics in “Mank.” The best clues as to what will take Oscar's best picture come from the past 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z But when all those trucks hit the road, there aren’t enough available when dockworkers are trying to unload the next ships in port. Supply bottlenecks leave ships stranded, businesses stymied 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Kotto said he saw glimpses of himself in Brando’s character, a defiant young man who struggles to connect with women and fellow dockworkers. Yaphet Kotto, who played Bond villain and ‘Alien’ crew member, dies at 81 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z Drivers raised their hands to offer dire reports: big drops in income, continued delays and conflicts with dockworkers during traffic jams on the waterfront. Opinion | The Supply-Chain Crisis Is Creating a Rare Opportunity for Truck Drivers 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z At the twin ports of Los Angeles and nearby Long Beach, unloading has been slowed by a dearth of dockworkers and truck drivers as the virus has sickened some while forcing others to quarantine. ‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’: Chaos Strikes Global Shipping 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z Though keeping pigeons was once commonplace — it was cinematic shorthand for “working-class loner,” like Marlon Brando’s dockworker in “On the Waterfront” — the hobby is now almost prohibitively expensive in the city. Pigeon Guys Face Tough Times: ‘Who Has the Money? Who Has the Roof?’ 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z He had worked for the turnpike for five years after 20 years of unemployment due to an injury he sustained as a dockworker. Toll Worker Job Losses Highlight Long-Term Fallout of Pandemic 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z Port and local officials are calling for urgent vaccination of dockworkers. As COVID soars, so does unemployment in California 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z The call for vaccinating dockworkers collides with the overall lack of supply. Vaccinations urged for Southern California dockworkers 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z The pandemic and its restrictions have limited the availability of dockworkers and truck drivers, causing delays in handling cargo from Southern California to Singapore. ‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’: Chaos Strikes Global Shipping 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z The Los Angeles County health department did not respond to a request for comment on plans to vaccinate dockworkers. Could a COVID-19 surge lead to shutdowns at L.A. ports? Officials plead for dockworker vaccines 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z On Dec. 1, dockworkers were busy unloading 19 vessels, compared with 10 to 12 on a normal day, said Gene Seroka, the port’s executive director. With Americans Stuck at Home, Trade With China Roars Back 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z “There fewer boats this year, fewer dockworkers unloading cargo. Most of the ports are open but they shut down if there’s an outbreak, so we have to be prepared anything.” Classic toys are making a comeback during the pandemic 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Still, dockworkers fear imposing the rules too quickly will divert shipments to other ports with fewer environmental requirements. California targets diesel trucks, ships with biggest pollution cuts in years 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z “Thousands of dockworkers will stop work for the first shift on June 19, 2020, to show their commitment to the cause of racial equality and social justice.” Thousands mark Juneteenth with call for equality during march at Port of Oakland 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z California ports and dockworkers, already hit by a major slowdown from the coronavirus, are asking state regulators to delay moving forward with new rules intended to reduce air pollution from cargo ships. Ports and dockworkers seek delay on ship pollution proposal 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z Thousands of dockworkers and truckers have lost work. The coronavirus will slam the brakes on California's economic growth, study says 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z “There weren’t enough dockworkers to unload all the containers,” he recalled. Truckers, dockworkers suffer as coronavirus chokes L.A., Long Beach ports cargo 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z But officials backtracked after COVID-19 hit and brought calls from ports, dockworkers and the shipping industry to delay the rules, citing the pandemic. California targets diesel trucks, ships with biggest pollution cuts in years 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Away from the beach, a dockworkers strike divided black and white workers and led to violence in the streets. Galveston marks 100 years since deadly plague outbreak 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z Sundet, who did not return phone messages seeking comment, started as a dockworker in the 1980s. How a feud over two jobs tipped the West Coast longshore union toward bankruptcy 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z That includes a series of actions beginning in 2012, when dockworkers in Portland, Ore., introduced a slowdown, at least in part to protest two positions they believed should be going to the union’s members. $93.6 Million Verdict Threatens to Bankrupt One of America’s Most Powerful Unions 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Robots are coming to the massive ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, replacing dockworker jobs. Newsletter: How the Camp fire reshaped a town where nothing burned 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Cargo would move faster if terminals were willing to pay dockworkers for a third shift, he added. As L.A. ports automate, some workers are cheering on the robots 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z In recent months, dockworkers have protested and launched petitions to thwart projected job losses after the Port of Los Angeles’ decision to deploy automated vehicles. A.I. 101: What is artificial intelligence and where is it going? 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Portland dockworkers displaced from the terminal regained much of their income through a “pay guarantee program” in the coast contract. How a feud over two jobs tipped the West Coast longshore union toward bankruptcy 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z The port’s unionized dockworkers participated in the push for federal money, calling and writing letters to advocate for the project, said Scott Cowan, president of the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 333. Maryland to seek more money from CSX, others for Howard Street Tunnel 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Her four children were still asleep in her cement block house in Abobo, a maze of shops and houses occupied by dockworkers, taxi drivers, factory laborers and street sellers. Less Trash, More Schools — One Plastic Brick at a Time 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z Global forces are shaping the debate over automation, and the tensions between truckers, dockworkers and terminal operators. As L.A. ports automate, some workers are cheering on the robots 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Sergio Meza Jr., 46, a dockworker at the Port of Los Angeles, has followed the criminal case closely since the apostle’s arrest. Reddit group becomes flashpoint in sex abuse scandal at La Luz del Mundo church 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z A feud that could wind up bankrupting the powerful West Coast dockworkers union began like a scene from a B-grade gangster film, when two men met over a calamari lunch. How a feud over two jobs tipped the West Coast longshore union toward bankruptcy 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z Hundreds of dockworkers and their supporters showed up for Friday’s council vote, hoisting signs with slogans such as "Vote No on Robots." City deals blow to automation plan at the Port of L.A. The robots could still be coming 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Thousands of angry dockworkers marched at the Port of Los Angeles. The robots are coming, L.A. port shipping giant tells union and politicians 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z And if there’s less cargo, there’s less work for truckers, not just for dockworkers. As L.A. ports automate, some workers are cheering on the robots 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z The Board of Harbor Commissioners voted Thursday to approve a permit for driverless cargo handlers to operate inside a facility over the objections of the dockworkers. Port of L.A. sued after canceling agreement for a shipping container facility 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z A fierce battle over automation at the Port of Los Angeles will move to the City Council as dockworkers continue to protest expected job losses at the nation’s largest shipping terminal. Heated battle over automation and jobs at Port of L.A. moves to City Council 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z He was a lunatic from Toamasina, a Betsimisaraka dockworker of fearful strength, whose whole family perished in the catastrophic floods of a few years back. “The Children” 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z The automated carriers would operate 24 hours a day, as opposed to the 16 hours of shifts manned by dockworkers now, the company said. The robots are coming, L.A. port shipping giant tells union and politicians 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z There, truckers celebrate automation and rail against dockworkers and city politicians. As L.A. ports automate, some workers are cheering on the robots 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z By the nature of their work, dockworkers of all countries have long been more cosmopolitan than many comrades in their respective national labor movements. Fighting against racism—and for a better paycheck—on the docks 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z In April and May, more than 1,200 dockworkers marched through the streets of San Pedro and thronged commission meetings, waving U.S. flags and hoisting signs saying “Robots don’t pay taxes,” and “Robots don’t vote.” Heated battle over automation and jobs at Port of L.A. moves to City Council 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z He began speaking publicly, recruiting union members among the dockworkers. How one man launched a mutiny on a Nazi ship in New York City 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z She added that the ports “are prime targets for terrorism. Our dockworkers are the first line of defense. There’s nothing like a pair of human eyes and ears.” Dockworkers battle plan to bring driverless trucks to the port of Los Angeles 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Over the next three years, 100 of the driverless straddle carriers, as they are called, will replace 200 existing cranes and trucks operated by some 500 unionized dockworkers across the facility’s 26 miles of roads. As L.A. ports automate, some workers are cheering on the robots 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z He writes, “the future for powerful dockworkers lies in conceptualizing themselves as logistics workers.” Fighting against racism—and for a better paycheck—on the docks 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z But he says he learned there was more to tell about the power dockworkers and their unions wielded in the name of justice. WIU history professor examines dockworkers’ power in book 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z He supported himself as a dishwasher, bartender and overnight dockworker. Opinion | The Lawyers Who Did Not Break 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z Port automation dates to the 1960s, when dockworker unions agreed to the introduction of containers, and consequent job losses, in exchange for higher pay and benefits. Dockworkers battle plan to bring driverless trucks to the port of Los Angeles 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Differing family accounts say his father was either a dockworker or a boilermaker and his mother either a store clerk or a homemaker. Al Dunlap, tough executive known as Chainsaw Al, dies at 81 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z Mr. Dunlap said that his mother was a dime-store clerk and his father was a dockworker; his sister said their mother was a homemaker and their father was a successful boilermaker for United Engineers. Albert J. Dunlap, corporate turnaround specialist accused of accounting fraud, dies at 81 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z Cole says he never imagined writing a second book about dockworkers. WIU history professor examines dockworkers’ power in book 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z In 2015, ports across the West Coast were crippled after 20,000 dockworkers staged what management claimed was a work slowdown shutting down the ports. What Trump and Pelosi can learn from a different kind of shutdown that crippled the nation 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z Dellums, the leading black unionist in the Bay Area, and made sure the handful of black dockworkers would not cross picket lines as replacement workers. Martin Luther King Jr., union man 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z On the trail of opium thieves, Alma’s disguised as her alter ego, dockworker Jack Camp. ‘The Best Bad Things’ crackles like a fast-traveling fire, immersing readers in 1880s Port Townsend 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Navy sailors, and 16 British sailors and dockworkers. Coast Guard to mark 100th anniversary of one of World War I’s largest U.S. naval combat losses 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z In the 1960s and ’70s, dockworkers were walloped by one of the most revolutionary technical innovations of the 20th century: containers. Hotel Workers Fret Over a New Rival: Alexa at the Front Desk 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Particularly worthwhile is a video in the back room by Billy Woodbury that explores the lives of black dockworkers in Marseilles, France, in the years after World War II. Through Friday. Datebook: Lavish life in Renaissance courts, a history of body ink and unseen Irving Penn 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z In the throes of the Great Depression, these increasingly militant and radicalized dockworkers walked off the job. Martin Luther King Jr., union man 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z These dockworkers routinely join anti-racist and immigrant rights groups to fight for the rights of political prisoners such as Mumia Abu-Jamal and against the racist immigration policy of the United States. Boots Riley takes on the nightmare of American capitalism 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z And while never mentioning Trump by name, Abrams said new tariffs on U.S. trade partners are hurting workers - from farmers in rural Georgia to dockworkers at the booming Port of Savannah. Georgia GOP unites in gov race while Abrams touts jobs plan 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z And while never mentioning Trump by name, Abrams said new tariffs on U.S. trade partners are hurting workers — from farmers in rural Georgia to dockworkers at the booming Port of Savannah. Georgia GOP unites in gov race while Abrams touts jobs plan 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Over the next three years, dockworkers in Nova Scotia modified the vessel into a research platform, able to support a host of sensors and gadgetry. Scientists warn against losing a crucial research ship: The National Science Foundation ‘has betrayed us’ 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z Male dockworkers who temporarily left to serve in the armed forces got benefits denied to women on pregnancy leave, one of the workers, Tracy Plummer, said in an interview. U.S. women dockworkers accuse shippers, union of pregnancy... 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z This is the home of the Black Panther Party and of the militant dockworkers. Boots Riley takes on the nightmare of American capitalism 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Ratings improved in Season Two, which homed in on the plight of the largely white dockworkers along the decaying waterfront. Oral history of ‘The Wire’ provides fans with insights 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Mr. Smith was a teenage dockworker when he formed the Fall in 1976, at a time when his home town of Manchester, England, was sprouting innovative punk bands such as Joy Division and the Buzzcocks. Mark E. Smith, founder and lead singer of the Fall, dies at 60 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z The images leave their subjects - a solitary farmer, wives of dockworkers - breathless. Agnes Varda, 89, on her life in cinema and ‘Faces Places’ 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z The dockworkers made the allegations with the U.S. U.S. women dockworkers accuse shippers, union of pregnancy... 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z The images leave their subjects — a solitary farmer, wives of dockworkers — breathless. Agnes Varda, 89, on her life in cinema and ‘Faces Places’ 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Why, they wonder, do such students need to resort to a workplace strategy we associate with dockworkers and coal miners? Are elite universities 'safe spaces'? Not if you're starting a union | Thomas Frank 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z The Coast Guard, already overburdened, needs to remove debris to protect docking vessels, and flooded railways and roads may keep dockworkers from unloading vessels and putting cargo on trains and ships. Storm’s Impact on Oil Industry Is Felt at Gasoline Pumps 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z “He trying to stop imports from other countries, but that’s our main revenue. You start messing with revenue, that’s when s--- hits the fan,” David Sanders, a 41-year-old dockworker, said of Trump. Trump’s plan to help blue-collar workers would be a disaster for the black working class of New Orleans 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z A coalition was formed of Jewish East Enders, Irish dockworkers, trade unionists, Labour party members and many more coming together in solidarity to reject fascism and everything associated with it. How I see Britain: photographs that define the country 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z THE HAGUE, Netherlands | Jan Emmerink became a dockworker in Rotterdam in the 1960s when he was just 13. Geert Wilders, ‘Dutch Trump,’ looks to Brexit vote, populist surge for momentum in Netherlands vote 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z In the Mississippi Territory, produce rotted in barns; in New England, dockworkers and sailors sat idle. When Presidents Think About Defying the Courts 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Then there were the powerful dockworkers' unions, who resisted the idea. The simple steel box that transformed global trade - BBC News 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z There are bars still frequented by dockworkers, and hipsters wear T-shirts emblazoned with the hulking white cranes that line the Port of Oakland. Oakland’s Fire Shows Risks of Pursuing Dreams in Illegal Warehouses 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z No wonder a growing number of cargo terminals around the world are adopting this kind of technology - often to the concern of dockworker unions who fear, rightly, that robots are replacing human jobs. How do you keep bananas fresh as they cross the oceans? - BBC News 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z What Happened: Hanjin Shipping received clearance Friday to unload a handful of ships at U.S. docks after a South Korean court allowed the company to pay dockworkers. 5 Things to Know About the Economy This Week 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z This summer, dockworkers, truckers and railroads geared up for a surge of retail goods passing through U.S. ports that hasn’t occurred. At Ports, a Sign of Altered Supply Chains 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Deepwater Wind says dockworkers began unloading the 15 blades on Tuesday. 240-foot turbine blades arrive for offshore wind farm 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z As talks between dockworkers and shipping companies deadlocked in the fall of 2014, and terminals struggled to handle ever-bigger vessels, ships berthed elsewhere. L.A. ports face a sea of rivals 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z During that time, the French Quarter was known as “Little Palermo,” and its population worked as butchers, farmers, fishermen, dockworkers and laborers. The 5 Best Muffuletta Sandwiches in New Orleans 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z The clientele is older, for the most part: retirees from the navy, the fishing industry, the Chamber of Commerce, dockworkers’ unions. ‘That thing gnawing away at all of us’: Calais and the shantytown on its doorstep | Emmanuel Carrère 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Employment has fallen from about 35,000 dockworkers in the middle of the last century, when the introduction of shipping containers reduced the need for large crews to handle cargo. Newark Mayor Seeks Federal Probe of Dockworker Hiring 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z In June 2014, a labor contract expired between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, which last year represented roughly 20,000 dockworkers, and the Pacific Maritime Association, which helps negotiate contracts with port employees. Economy Still Reeling from West Coast Slowdown 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z In its early years, the port brought soldiers, sailors, loggers and dockworkers, young men with disposable income and a penchant for trouble. Alligator in a meth lab? A place where crime is often stranger than fiction 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Over four days, dockworkers in Los Angeles unloaded about 11,200 containers carrying furniture, garments, electronics, automotive parts, toys and other retail products. Mega ships bring benefits and challenges to ports of L.A. and Long Beach 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Although the increase is unlikely to be major, the added traffic will help those employed in the goods movement industry, such as dockworkers, truck drivers and warehouse workers, he said. California braces for falling yuan's ripples 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z A labor dispute between dockworkers and the container terminal operator has caused delays in handling goods for much of the past two years. Supersized Cargo Skips Small Ports 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z This week marks a year since a resolution was announced that effectively cleared up America's monthslong West Coast dockworker slowdown – which at times ground the country's Pacific ports to a near standstill. Economy Still Reeling from West Coast Slowdown 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z In his boggy brogue, Martin Pryce, 74, told a tale of a Norwegian dockworker shipwrecked in the harbor for two days. Irish Haven Survives in a Changing Brooklyn 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z “He is nothing like the others,” said a dockworker at the Chios marina. Stowaways and Crimes Aboard a Scofflaw Ship 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z The port attributed the delays to a shortage of local dockworkers. Container Ships Bypass Port of Oakland, Citing Delays 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z When contract issues with dockworkers were settled earlier this year, a cargo backlog created demand for more employees. Op-ed: L.A., San Francisco Skills Gap Hinders California's Recovery 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z In a sermon quoted by Mr. Ward, Father Corridan pictured Christ as a dockworker. The Real Rough-Talking Priest Behind ‘On the Waterfront’ 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Factory workers and dockworkers also suffered from aerial bombardment - official figures suggest several thousand deaths from Japanese bombs on India's eastern coastline. Has India's contribution to WW2 been ignored? - BBC News 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z The entire supply chain has been stretched thin, from dockworkers manning cranes to truck drivers stuck in lines to warehouse workers who sort goods destined for merchants nationwide. L.A., Long Beach ports losing to rivals amid struggle with giant ships 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z And the since-resolved West Coast dockworker strike threw a wrench into American trade efficiency. U.S. Gross Domestic Product Revised Into Negative Territory 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z But also key was the late-February resolution of a months-long labor dispute between dockworkers and shipping companies, a stalemate that stifled some exports and left American businesses scrambling for crucial parts and products. California adds 29,500 to payrolls in April; jobless rate falls to 6.3% 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z West Coast dockworkers ratified a labor contract Friday covering 29 ports, ending a year-long process for a new deal that erupted into labor strife on the docks. West Coast dockworkers approve new labor contract 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z Companies that employ West Coast dockworkers approve proposed contract that restored labor peace to seaports; unions vote Friday. 5 California Things to Know for Today 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Since dockworkers and shipping companies reached an agreement on a new labor contract in February, the two ports have made progress in reducing a severe backlog. L.A., Long Beach ports losing to rivals amid struggle with giant ships 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z However, when dockworkers stopped work during previous trucker strikes, they were quickly ordered back by an arbitrator. Port truck drivers strike for second day 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Picket lines will move to port terminals if trucks from the struck firms enter those facilities, potentially hurting the flow of goods if dockworkers choose to honor the pickets. Port truck drivers from four companies walk off job 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z The deal includes wage increases for dockworkers and a new arbitration system to settle disputes between the parties. West Coast dockworkers approve new labor contract 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z They object especially to the timing of the unrest as the port is still recovering from a dockworkers strike. Truckers could stay home from nation's biggest port complex 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z They object especially to the timing of the unrest as the port is still recovering from a major labor stoppage by dockworkers. Truckers could stay off job at nation’s busiest port complex 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, tough contract negotiations with dockworkers caused major delays in the delivery of billions of dollars of imports and exports. Truckers could stay off the job at nation’s busiest ports 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z In the early 18th Century, slaves in New York worked in households, farms, and as a traders and dockworkers. New York City council approves monument to slaves 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z As the city’s river port activities declined, however, the number of dockworkers dwindled — to the point that the religious brotherhoods linked to the city’s churches started using volunteer members to carry the floats. Pillars of Holy Week Processions Put Teamwork and Brawn on Display 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z The AP also found a locked cell with eight slaves inside, and handed a video camera to a dockworker, himself a former slave, to take close-up footage. AP tracked supply chain of slave caught fish to US 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Port operators and dockworkers reached a tentative deal last week to end a dispute that caused extensive delays in ship traffic, and affected retailers, manufacturers, farmers and merchants. West Coast Port Gridlock Hits Inventory at Macy’s and Home Depot 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z The only snag in the resumption of work was an apparent slowdown Sunday among dockworkers in Oakland, but even that appeared to be over by the evening shift after an arbitrator's orders. Ports increasingly bustling again after tentative labor deal 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Although the east coast dockworkers haven't actually gone on strike since 1977, periodic contract negotiations cause widespread unease among shippers, who are looking for some sort of assurance that commerce wouldn't grind to a halt. Labor fight at West Coast ports comes to an end — for now 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z Until the early 1970s, the costaleros of Seville were mainly dockworkers, who got extra pay for lifting the floats during the processions. Pillars of Holy Week Processions Put Teamwork and Brawn on Display 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z It was the kind of brinksmanship familiar from past negotiations between two sides with a history of conflict that dates to the killing of dockworkers during the Great Depression. With deal, West Coast seaports tackle huge cargo backlog 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z Under the previous contract, dockworkers--including nonunion “casual” workers--made between $26 and $41 an hour, before overtime and extra pay for weekends and night work. West Coast ports to ramp up this weekend as labor deal is reached 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z The slowdown-vs.-lockout dynamic was the kind of brinksmanship familiar from past negotiations between two sides with a history of conflict that dates to the killing of dockworkers during the Great Depression. 2 sides in West Coast ports dispute reach tentative contract 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z Negotiators on Friday reached a tentative contract covering West Coast dockworkers, likely ending a protracted labor dispute that snarled international trade at seaports handling about $1 trillion worth of cargo annually. Ports, dockworkers reach tentative deal 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez says that dockworkers will return to West Coast ports Saturday evening. 2 sides in West Coast ports dispute reach tentative contract 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z The slowdown-vs.-lockout dynamic was the kind of brinksmanship familiar to past negotiations between two sides with a history of conflict, dating to the killing of dockworkers during the Great Depression. 2 Sides in West Coast Ports Dispute Reach Tentative Contract 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Shipping companies and terminal operators reached a tentative deal on Friday with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union on a new contract for 20,000 dockworkers at 29 U.S. Contract negotiators for U.S. West Coast ports reach tentative deal: source 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Fears of a full shutdown and lockout of dockworkers have risen recently, as shipping companies intermittently halted the loading and unloading of ships. Port talks deadlocked over fate of arbitrator 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z The sticking point is not health care or wages, but whether to change the arbitration system dockworkers and companies use to resolve workplace conflicts. 2 sides in damaging West Coast seaport dispute still talking 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, representing 20,000 dockworkers, has insisted that an accord was near in the negotiations, which a federal mediator was assigned to oversee last month. Pressure mounts on shippers, union to settle West Coast ports dispute 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z But Sipes says cargo bottlenecks at 29 West Coast seaports affected by dockworkers’ contract dispute are preventing the Greensburg plant from getting electronics and transmissions. Dockworkers’ dispute cuts production at Honda Indiana plant 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z He's had uncles, cousins — in all, probably 50 family members — who worked there over the years, and he counts his fellow dockworkers as an extended family too. Small but powerful union is at center of port dispute 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z That investment is impossible to recoup until the goods are off the ships and on the way to customers, which can't happen until dockworkers and employers reach agreement on a new labor contract. Port labor dispute has some local employers looking to cut costs 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z More cargo ships piled up at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports Monday as Labor Secretary Thomas Perez prepared to meet with shipping companies and the dockworkers union to revive stalled contract talks. Backlog of cargo ships at L.A., Long Beach ports grows amid labor dispute 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Labor Secretary Tom Perez plans to travel to San Francisco on Tuesday to help broker an agreement on a new contract between dockworkers and the group representing shippers and terminal operators. Asian supply lines hit by West Coast ports dispute 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z A spokeswoman said the labor secretary was due to arrive in San Francisco on Tuesday to join in talks between the shipping companies and the union representing 20,000 dockworkers. West Coast ports dispute stretches on ahead of U.S. labor secretary intervention 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z The International Longshore and Warehouse Union represents 20,000 dockworkers, a fraction of the organized ranks of teachers, truck drivers or healthcare workers. Small but powerful union is at center of port dispute 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z At stake is a new deal for roughly 20,000 dockworkers at 29 West Coast ports. Line of ships waiting off coast grows as ports shut down for holiday 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Ports along the West Coast are near gridlock due to the months-long dispute between dockworkers and a group representing shippers and terminal operators. U.S. port strike pushes up freight rates with ships held up offshore 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z West Coast are near gridlock due to a lengthy labor dispute between dockworkers and the group representing shippers and terminal operators. Honda to slow U.S. output due to West Coast ports dispute 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z At stake is a new contract for roughly 20,000 dockworkers at 29 West Coast ports. Obama sends labor chief to intervene in West Coast port dispute 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z Port truck drivers were without jobs, as were dockworkers. Port strife: What you need to know 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z The ships occupying them were being idled because companies that operate marine terminals did not call dockworkers to operate the towering cranes that hoist containers of cargo on and off ships. US West Coast seaports mostly shut down amid labor dispute 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z West Coast marine terminal operators resort to partial lockout amid increasingly damaging labor dispute with dockworkers. 5 California Things to Know for Today 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The partial lockout is the result of an increasingly damaging labor dispute between dockworkers' and their employers. West Coast seaports mostly shut down amid contract dispute 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z It will be up to Perez and a federal mediator to craft a deal that satisfies the dockworkers, the shipping companies and the many industries watching the talks. Obama sends labor chief to intervene in West Coast port dispute 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z The partial lockout is the result of an increasingly damaging labor dispute between dockworkers’ and their employers. West Coast seaports mostly shut down amid contract dispute 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The partial lockout is the result of an increasingly damaging labor dispute between dockworkers and their employers. US West Coast seaports mostly shut down amid labor dispute 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The announcement was made Wednesday by companies that employ dockworkers. Partial West Coast port shutdown looms; contract talks stall 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z The Pacific Maritime Assn., which represents shipping lines and terminal operators, said ship unloading will stop on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, when dockworkers are entitled to overtime pay. Ports to stop unloading cargo for four days amid labor dispute 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z It’s an old-fashioned port town, originally built on the labor of fishermen and dockworkers, many of them from the Adriatic coast — Greeks, Italians, Slovenians and Croatians. 7 great places for food lovers in San Pedro 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Employers counter that congestion on the docks got bad this fall when dockworkers began slowing their work - or not dispatching the most qualified workers. Employers: Agreement made on key issue in port labor dispute 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z As for congestion, dockworkers say they’re not culpable and cite broader problems with the supply chain, including a shortage of truck beds to haul containers from yards to distribution warehouses. Talks to end West Coast seaports deadlock go on 1-day hiatus 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Locally, logistic jobs increased and dockworker pay surged as businesses throughout the United States ordered more products from Asia to meet growing demand at home. Ports of L.A. and Long Beach see best year since before recession 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Employers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will no longer order dockworkers to unload ships at night, a move they contend will help relieve crushing congestion on the waterfront. Night shifts at L.A.-area ports to be cut, in latest move during talks 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z In a de-escalation of heated contract negotiations, West Coast dockworkers and their shipping line employers asked that a federal mediator help them reach a new agreement. Mediators to help West Coast dockworkers and employers reach contract 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z The Pacific Maritime Association said in a statement Monday that after seven months of negotiations, dockworkers and their employers remain “far apart” on many issues and the parties need outside intervention. Shippers seek US mediator in port labor talks 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z According to terminal operators and shipping lines, dockworkers are also slowing down on the job to gain leverage during contract negotiations, further hindering the nation's busiest port complex. Congestion at ports of L.A., Long Beach is putting a damper on economy 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z Port terminals and shipping lines operating along the West Coast are asking for a federal mediator to break a seven-month impasse in contract talks with dockworkers. Mediator is sought for West Coast port labor impasse 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z As West Coast seaports struggle to keep up with cargo flow, dockworkers and employers apparently aren’t close to new contract. 5 California Things to Know for Today 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z The industrial dispute in America is between 20,000 dockworkers and terminal operators and shipping lines at 29 ports on the west coast of the United States. McDonald's in Japan is running out of chips 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z Union officials deny organizing protest delays but acknowledge individual dockworkers may have acted out of frustration over the pace of contract talks. U.S. West Coast port backups delay apparel, bobbleheads, french fries 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Union officials deny organizing protest delays but acknowledge that individual dockworkers may have acted out of frustration over the pace of contract talks. U.S. West Coast port backups delay apparel, bobbleheads, french fries 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z In the Southland, the financial pain would be immediate for many of the nearly 700,000 people who base their livelihoods on the goods-movement industry — dockworkers, truck drivers, warehouse workers and importers, among others. Southland would quickly feel economic effects of a port shutdown 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z However, dockworkers did not walk off the job during the trucker strike and protest organizers said most terminals turned away trucks from the targeted companies. Trucker strike at ports of L.A. and Long Beach ends 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z The maritime association called the development a “slowdown tactic” - a pointed reference to their complaints that dockworkers are deliberately dragging as they load and unload ships. Employers decry ‘break’ in West Coast port talks 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z If truckers set up picket lines at port terminals, it’s unclear if dockworkers will walk off in solidarity. L.A.-area port truckers expand strike to three new companies 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z It's unclear if dockworkers will honor the truckers' picket lines. L.A. truck drivers strike as tension mounts at ports 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z As West Coast dockworkers enter a sixth month without a contract, representatives of the union, employers and big retailers appear to be returning to old scripts from 12 years ago. Southland would quickly feel economic effects of a port shutdown 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Union officials acknowledge that individual dockworkers may be acting out their frustration over the pace of contract talks, but deny organizing protest delays. Shipping lines, union blame each other for West Coast port backups 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z Furthermore, some workers — including 20,000 dockworkers — would sit idle and not collect a paycheck. West Coast port slowdown raises fears of dockworker strike or lockout 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z Now, management says dockworkers are contributing to the mess. L.A.-Long Beach dockworkers slow down on job, management says 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z An arbitrator, however, quickly ruled that the dockworkers' contract didn't allow them to leave the job in sympathy with the striking drivers, and the terminals reopened. L.A. truck drivers strike as tension mounts at ports 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z In 2002, an employee group representing international shipping lines accused dockworkers of go-slow tactics amid negotiations for a new West Coast contract. Southland would quickly feel economic effects of a port shutdown 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z The Associated Press found evidence of two other federal investigations into clinics that treat dockworkers. Deal on health care aids port contract talks 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z Aside from the contract roadblock, L.A.-area dockworkers may soon face a choice of whether to walk off the job, at least temporarily. West Coast port slowdown raises fears of dockworker strike or lockout 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z But dockworkers reporting for the evening shift did not cross the picket lines, creating further delay. Picketers at California port keep Israeli ship from unloading 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z Roe told the BBC that dockworkers found the trapped group after hearing "screaming and banging" from inside the container. 35 found in ship container were from Afghanistan, British police say 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z In response, dockworkers, who have never acknowledged use of the slowdown tactic, have accused management of a smear campaign. Southland would quickly feel economic effects of a port shutdown 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Essex Police Superintendent Trevor Roe told the BBC that dockworkers found the group after hearing "screaming and banging" emanating from inside the container. 35 adults and children found trapped in container at British port 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z After hours of preparation, dockworkers fixed the wreck in place in the industrial port of Voltri, just outside the main harbour in Genoa. UPDATE 2-Costa Concordia completes its voyage to the scrap yard 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z Ko Do-ho, a 35-year-old member of the dockworkers’ union from Jeju, said he and some co-workers first complained about such loading practices in a newspaper advertisement four years ago, but it got little attention. In Ferry Deaths, a South Korean Tycoon’s Downfall 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z Nearly 20,000 dockworkers at 29 West Coast ports are now loading and unloading cargo containers from Asia and elsewhere without a contract. Fear of work stoppage leads to cargo surge at local ports 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Economists said the pain from a lockout or strike would primarily hit those employed at the ports or workers closely linked to international trade such as warehouse employees, dockworkers and truck drivers. Southland would quickly feel economic effects of a port shutdown 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Within two hours, an arbitrator ruled that a walkout-in-solidarity was not permissible and ordered dockworkers to resume loading and unloading ships. Labor dispute briefly shuts LA, Long Beach ports 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Instead, dockworkers left their posts at three of the twin ports' 14 terminals in solidarity with truck drivers involved in a separate dispute. Labor dispute briefly shuts LA, Long Beach ports 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Their particular complaint was that understating the amount of cargo resulted in less pay for the dockworkers, who are paid by the ton. In Ferry Deaths, a South Korean Tycoon’s Downfall 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z Three terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach briefly closed Tuesday morning after dockworkers honored the picket lines of striking truckers, officials said. Truckers strike briefly shuts 3 terminals at L.A., Long Beach ports 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Once the contract expires again Friday, if dockworkers walk, their employers couldn’t force them back to work. Truckers strike at Los Angeles, Long Beach ports 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z That reinstated the arbitration process and the ability of employers to force dockworkers back to their posts - a process that disappears when the contract is not in place. Labor dispute briefly shuts LA, Long Beach ports 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z In other words, if dockworkers walk, there isn't a mechanism to force them back. Truckers strike at Los Angeles, Long Beach ports 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z It wasn't immediately clear if dockworkers would honor Monday's picket lines. Port truck drivers picket harbor-area trucking companies 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z The terminals, however, were up and running by 11 a.m. after an arbitrator ruled that the dockworkers must return to work, spokesmen for both ports said. Truckers strike briefly shuts 3 terminals at L.A., Long Beach ports 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Some may be retired attorneys and some may be dockworkers but Kern said all of them share two important things in common, regardless of social, economic or racial background. Center helps the blind realizes their ambitions 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z Most imminently, officials at the West Coast ports are concerned about negotiations underway for a union contract, which expires on Tuesday and affects nearly 20,000 dockworkers at 29 ports. As Panama Canal Expands, West Coast Ports Scramble to Keep Big Ships 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z In August 1980, Anna Walentynowicz, a diminutive dockworker at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk, was fired on a trumped-up charge of theft. Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland’s last communist leader, dies For years, Hoboken was known as development-friendly, a financially stressed city happy to move beyond the old image of a dockworkers’ ghetto immortalized by Elia Kazan in “On the Waterfront.” Powerful Allies Pushed a Project in New Jersey 2014-01-30T01:53:06Z But an arbitrator quickly ruled that the dockworkers' contract didn't allow them to leave the job in sympathy with the drivers strike. Truckers strike briefly shuts 3 terminals at L.A., Long Beach ports 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Falling labour demand reduced dockworkers’ bargaining power and cut the number of strikes. Free exchange: The humble hero 2013-05-16T14:59:50Z Spencer says he made about $32,000 a year when he started; today, the average dockworker makes more than $115,000 a year. Analysis: U.S. ports' drive to control costs leads to labor strife 2013-01-17T06:04:33Z He put himself through school with odd jobs, as a dishwasher, bartender, overnight dockworker. DealBook: S.E.C. Enforcement Chief, Robert Khuzami, Steps Down 2013-01-09T18:07:05Z The ILA represents around 15,000 dockworkers and the Maritime Alliance represents the management at 14 of the biggest US ports, including Boston, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Savannah, New Orleans, and Houston. Fiscal cliff reality check: what's really the worst thing that could happen? 2012-12-26T19:36:07Z Two days of federally mediated talks in the Northwest dockworkers dispute earlier this month failed to produce an accord. Dockworkers at Northwest ports reject pact offer 2012-12-25T03:51:58Z Some unionised 10,000 dockworkers joined the clerical workers during their protest, refusing to cross picket lines to load and unload cargo. Deal reached to end LA strike 2012-12-05T09:47:31Z It all comes down to who gets the rewards from the investment the port operators have put into increasingly automated equipment: the companies and their shareholders or the unionized dockworkers. Analysis: U.S. ports' drive to control costs leads to labor strife 2013-01-17T06:04:33Z In one assignment he paid Corsican mobsters to keep leftist dockworkers in line; in another, he released cockroaches in the hotel rooms of Soviet labor delegations. Edwin P. Wilson, C.I.A. Operative With Cloak-and-Dagger Life, Dies at 84 2012-09-22T17:51:55Z A dockworker at the port of Chittagong, Mr Sarkar says he illegally crossed the border to India in 1989 in search of better opportunities, without telling his family. Missing man returns 23 years on 2012-08-01T17:43:36Z Galveston has long wrestled with its relationship with the dockworker turned fighter who grew up at 8th and Broadway and went on to break down cultural barriers 50 years before the civil rights movement. Texas Monthly: Galveston Pays Tribute to Jack Johnson, 100 Years Later 2012-06-30T23:04:39Z Three dockworkers are paid to operate each crane, although only one can work at a time. No-Show Jobs Taint New York Harbor, Waterfront Commission Says 2012-03-22T00:44:22Z The spate of labor disputes on the waterfront has not been seen since the early 1970s, when West Coast dockworkers went on strike. Analysis: U.S. ports' drive to control costs leads to labor strife 2013-01-17T06:04:33Z The only other trusteeship imposed by the union is in place on a Newark dockworkers’ local long linked to the mob. Tugboat Local?s Takeover Spurs Division in the Ranks 2011-12-16T03:40:51Z They succeeded in disrupting morning arrivals of trucks and dockworkers at some waterfronts, blocking and effectively closing two terminals in Portland, Oregon, and briefly forcing the closure of a third terminal in Seattle. Anti-Wall Street activists march on West Coast ports 2011-12-13T02:16:31Z Within minutes the feds herded everyone—longtime auction employees, Central American dockworkers, and three generations of Ciullas—to the auction floor, a high-ceilinged room with rows of folding desks outfitted with laptops. The Gloucester Fish War 2011-11-22T20:56:20Z Government services, courts, trains, schools, hospitals and postal delivery will be halted for 48 hours from tomorrow, while dockworkers, bank employees, tax collectors, municipal workers and taxi drivers also plan to walk off the job. Greece Orders Striking Workers Back to Work 2011-10-18T11:54:03Z Now the same job takes 20 dockworkers, assisted by massive robots programmed to lift and stack containers, an hour. Analysis: U.S. ports' drive to control costs leads to labor strife 2013-01-17T06:04:33Z Greek state workers barricaded the Finance Ministry in downtown Athens today, museum workers stayed home, prison guards went on strike and dockworkers staged a four-hour stoppage to protest budget cuts needed to unlock international loans. EU Seeks Higher Bank Capital, Greek Payout in Crisis Fight 2011-10-12T14:30:02Z Interspersed with these showstoppers are more modest three-story apartment buildings, home to the servants who tended to those grand single-family homes and to the dockworkers who toiled at the nearby Brooklyn Navy Yard. | Prospect Heights, Brooklyn: Habitats | A Prospect Heights Home Wrapped in Plain Brick 2011-09-23T21:15:06Z Tucked behind the shouting dockworkers and fishermen cleaning their nets at the wharf in Bosaso, on the Gulf of Aden, there's a row of decrepit gray skiffs and patrol boats. Somali Pirates' Rich Returns 2011-05-12T21:00:03Z ATHENS—Public services across Greece ground to a halt Wednesday as hundreds of thousands of civil servants, dockworkers, teachers and hospital staff walked off the job to protest new government austerity measures. Greece Hit by General Strike 2011-05-11T09:16:37Z One thing hasn't changed, however: American dockworkers are among the highest-paid blue-collar workers in the country. Analysis: U.S. ports' drive to control costs leads to labor strife 2013-01-17T06:04:33Z That will allow dockworkers to unload those pallets of pork and steak, not to mention bags of corn and soybean. Crises in Japan Ripple Across Global Economy 2011-03-21T02:30:48Z He was a dockworker when he was drafted into the Army in 1942 and assigned to dig ditches. Barney Hajiro, Medal of Honor Recipient, Dies at 94 2011-02-03T04:04:34Z An older man with a bullhorn appealed to his more Internet-aware counterparts, asking them to spread the word to railway workers and dockworkers. Protesters Call for Second Day of Unrest in Egypt 2011-01-26T09:53:46Z Beijing abruptly resumed rare earths exports to Japan on Friday, with customs agents not only processing the paperwork for shipments but also allowing dockworkers to load containers of rare earths onto ships bound for Japan. Japanese Firm in Rare Earths Deal With Australian Miner 2010-11-24T12:45:00Z Rotterdam and Shanghai ports use fewer than five dockworkers to do what it takes 20 to do in the U.S., according to Jim Kruse, director of Texas A&M University's Center for Ports and Waterways. Analysis: U.S. ports' drive to control costs leads to labor strife 2013-01-17T06:04:33Z In Waterfront Hearings, Accounts of a Union’s Kickbacks and a Mafia Tie Edward Aulisi was a dockworker — at least in theory. In Waterfront Hearings, Accounts of a Union?s Kickbacks and a Mafia Tie 2010-10-15T01:50:00Z Subjects include the campaign for governor, the American Muslim Day Parade, storm damage and a strike by dockworkers. The Week in Pictures for Oct. 1 2010-10-01T22:30:00Z A group of dockworkers from the Port of Philadelphia picketed at the gates of the container terminals in New Jersey and on Staten Island on Tuesday. Dockworkers From Camden Close New York Harbor Ports 2010-09-29T02:08:00Z My father’s first job at the port was bringing tea to the dockworkers, a job for which he was paid only in tips—a few cents here and there that gradually added up. Dinaw Mengestu: “An Honest Exit.” 2010-07-05T04:00:00Z She shined a small flashlight back and forth in his eyes like a dockworker signaling a ship, and called his name. Schools Struggle Over How to Teach Disabled People 2010-06-20T01:43:00Z In 1954 Sir Arthur Lewis, a development economist, noted Asia’s overmanned farms, its surfeit of dockworkers and petty traders, and “the young men who rush forward asking to carry your bag”. Economics focus: Socialist workers 2010-06-10T10:39:00Z It allows players to organize to free a journalist held by "The Regime" or help dockworkers demand the right to strike. Designers create video games to teach kids about healthy diets 2010-05-23T04:00:00Z Boom!” shouted Joseph Dalfino, 69, a retired dockworker who lives alongside the track, imitating the noise that he says awakens him. Middle Village Journal: Neighbors Lose Patience With Trash-Hauling Trains 2010-05-08T01:06:00Z But in a sign of the potential problems ahead, Greek dockworkers went on strike today in protest at new measures that open the country's ports to more foreign competition. Greece tries to allay debt default fears as investors shun bonds 2010-04-26T11:58:00Z In March a two-week strike by Finnish dockworkers crippled the country’s exports, including those from the vital timber industry. Strikes and unions: You ain't seen nothing yet 2010-04-22T10:36:00Z The capitalist enclaves would reach so deeply into the country’s pool of labour that the remaining supply of farmers, traders, dockworkers and bag-carriers would fall short of demand. Economics focus: Socialist workers 2010-06-10T10:39:00Z Hundreds of dockworkers blocked passenger vessels at Greece's largest port, Piraeus, on Wednesday to protest at the austerity measures. Greek debt costs soar at start of EU/IMF talks 2010-04-21T17:56:00Z With his shock of gray-white hair, red face and brash New England accent, Mr. Burke more resembles a dockworker on Boston Harbor than someone who makes his living in the NHL's executive suites. 2009-12-17T19:33:00Z There were shipbrokers, shipmasters, seamen and all grades of dockworkers; each of them showed a common desire to be unusually kind. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century |
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