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the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship
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For 10 months, The ILA has been steadfast in its determination that its dockworkers will strike across 36 ports from Maine to Texas on Oct. 1 without a new deal.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Sep. 2024
After World War I, dockworkers rioted in Glasgow and other cities, stoking fears that Marxism, not nationalism, would be the ideology that would unite working-class Scots in the new century.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2012
Related Stories Conversely, East Coast dockworkers have a far lower pay scale, with six-year veterans making $39 an hour as of Oct. 1, 2023.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2024
Unionized dockworkers at The Port of Philadelphia and across the East and Gulf coasts are threatening to strike in October.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Sep. 2024
After World War I, dockworkers rioted in Glasgow and other cities, stoking fears that Marxism, not nationalism, would be the ideology that would unite working-class Scots in the new century.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2012
Related Stories Conversely, East Coast dockworkers have a far lower pay scale, with six-year veterans making $39 an hour as of Oct. 1, 2023.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2024
Unionized dockworkers at The Port of Philadelphia and across the East and Gulf coasts are threatening to strike in October.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Dockworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dockworker. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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