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one who loads and unloads ships at a port
the longshoremen moved all of the fish into cold storage for shipment to the market
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With shift work and overtime, the pay of many longshoremen at some East Coast ports could rise to well over $200,000 a year.
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Peter Eavis, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
In October, Republicans in Congress called on President Biden to use the Taft-Hartley Act to force striking longshoremen back to work.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Teachers, writers, nurses, truck drivers, actors, longshoremen and other types of workers all joined picket lines seeking better pay and working arrangements in the face of rising prices.
—The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
The longshoremen want this banned.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Things like fish, produce, chocolate, wine, and olive oil all arrive via the ports where longshoremen have walked off the job.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
Thousands of longshoremen and dockworkers along the Eastern seaboard of the United States and the Gulf Coast walked off the job on Tuesday after the International Longshoremen's Association failed to reach contract agreements with the United States Maritime Alliance, which represents the ports.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Daggett was one of those longshoremen at that time who traveled to the West Coast.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
While the vice president debate, which took place just miles away from Port Jersey, seemed far from mind for the longshoremen, the strike could also have electoral repercussions.
—Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Oct. 2024
Peter Eavis, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
In October, Republicans in Congress called on President Biden to use the Taft-Hartley Act to force striking longshoremen back to work.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Teachers, writers, nurses, truck drivers, actors, longshoremen and other types of workers all joined picket lines seeking better pay and working arrangements in the face of rising prices.
—The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
The longshoremen want this banned.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Things like fish, produce, chocolate, wine, and olive oil all arrive via the ports where longshoremen have walked off the job.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
Thousands of longshoremen and dockworkers along the Eastern seaboard of the United States and the Gulf Coast walked off the job on Tuesday after the International Longshoremen's Association failed to reach contract agreements with the United States Maritime Alliance, which represents the ports.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Daggett was one of those longshoremen at that time who traveled to the West Coast.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
While the vice president debate, which took place just miles away from Port Jersey, seemed far from mind for the longshoremen, the strike could also have electoral repercussions.
—Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Oct. 2024
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