As dockworkers walk out in massive port strike, the White House weighs in
President Joe Biden and his administration have signaled to both sides in the high-stakes dockworkers strike that they need to work things out “fairly and quickly,” the White House said in a statement Tuesday.
White House left with few good options as dockworkers walk out
After tens of thousands of dockworkers walked off the job at midnight, the Biden administration is confronting the complicated politics – and limited toolkit – of a work stoppage in the home stretch of a critical election season in which the economy has taken center stage.
US port workers union backed by White House in strike
President Joe Biden’s administration heaped pressure on U.S. port employers to raise their offer to secure a labor deal with dockworkers on strike for a second day on Wednesday, choking half the country’s ocean shipping.
White House Sides With Striking Dockworkers Union
As the strike keeps East Coast and Gulf Coast ports closed for a second day, the Biden administration increased pressure on port employers to reach a deal with the ILA.
White House urges dockworkers and East Coast ports to settle differences amid strike threat
A government task force is ready to help minimize supply-chain disruptions in case of a prolonged East Coast port strike, Biden administration says
The White House has few good options if the port strike becomes protracted
There are multiple approaches that the White House could take if the ports strike drags on and on — but they come with deep downsides.
Dockworkers strike at nation's ports spell new obstacle for restaurants
If you haven’t been paying attention to what’s been going down at the border, it’s high time you should—specifically the parts of the U.S. that border the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Tuesday,
Dockworkers hit picket lines: What it will take to end the port strike
Dockworkers at ports along the East and Gulf coasts are on strike after their union and port employers failed to reach an agreement on a new contract.
US dockworkers strike, halting half the nation's ocean shipping
U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers began their first large-scale strike in nearly 50 years on Tuesday, halting the flow of about half the country's ocean shipping, after negotiations for a new labor contract broke down over wages.
Dockworkers strike at US ports may create new shortages
Tens of thousands of dockworkers are on strike, leading to the shutdown of ports along the East Coast and the Gulf, which handle over half of all cargo shipped to the U.S., causing daily disruptions.
White House and Trump echo dockworkers in blaming shipping lines
Biden and Trump lined up behind the dockworkers who walked out of every major East and Gulf coast port on Tuesday, each ...
Biden administration holds back on intervention in dockworkers strike, deal
The Biden administration says it does not plan on intervening in labor negotiations between port owners and dockworkers ...
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ACA calls for White House to intervene in strike
The Auto Care Association is calling on the Biden Administration to "take all possible and appropriate steps" to facilitate ...
White House sides with union as US dockworker strike enters second day
President Joe Biden’s administration heaped pressure on U.S. port employers to raise their offer to secure a labor deal with ...
Yes, the president can intervene in the dockworkers’ strike
The Taft-Hartley Act authorizes the president to temporarily prevent strikes so bargaining parties can try to settle. Biden ...
Auto industry urges Biden to act in dockworkers strike
From Maine to Texas, dockworkers at 36 ports across the eastern U.S. are now on strike for the first time in decades.