A port strike on the East and Gulf coasts among ILA union workers is still set for Tuesday, as a wage hike offer near 50% from port ownership was rejected.

Nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) are on strike against the nation’s East and Gulf Coast ports. Follow along for the latest news.

A strike would impact more than half the U.S. in terms of imports, she said. For every day the ILA is on strike, it would take an average of five days to clear backlogs, which means a two-week ...

This is the first coast-wide ILA strike since 1977. The ILA said in September they were "ready to strike for wages that are commensurate with the billion-dollar profits earned by the Ocean Carriers." ...

See photos of the Baltimore ILA dockworkers on strike. Striking workers from the International Longshoremen’s Association walk a picket line on Broening Highway outside Dundalk Marine Terminal.

The strike, involving 45,000 workers, commenced at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, ... (ILA). Earlier Wednesday, ILA employees rejected a nearly 50 percent wage increase over a six-year period.

And the ILA’s East Coast port strike may have a sequel, depending on whether a new six-year ILA contract is finalized in 90 days, and what impact it has on consumers. At root, machines and ...

Port Workers' union talks with employers over automation could lead to January strike 00:40. Another possible U.S. port strike is looming later this month, which may seem like deja vu given it's ...

Mostly, a work-stoppage decision by ILA, whose feisty 78-year-old leader, Harold Daggett, was a young union member in 1977 during the last strike, would affect the containers handled by its members.

Nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) are on strike against the nation’s East and Gulf Coast ports. Follow along for the latest news.

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