The ILA PAC typically supports Democratic candidates, though it has recently contributed less than in previous decades.

International Longshoremen's Association International President Harold J. Daggett took in a massive sum of income last year, according to union filings from the Department of Labor.

The powerful longshoremen president has shuttered eastern and southern US docks in an attempt to keep automation at bay

News of port strikes on the east coast have sent many Americans into a panic. Here's how the strikes could potentially impact Arkansas' economy.

The 14 ports that shut down in a strike handle about 80% of the coffee, tea, spirits and beverage imports as well as about 60% of medical and surgical instruments coming into the U.S. While many businesses knew the strike was coming and stocked up in advance,

President Joe Biden ratcheted up pressure on US port employers and shipping lines to restart talks with striking dock workers, warning that the unfolding strike could turn into a “man-made disaster.”

Federal law lets the president intervene in labor disputes to impose a "cooling off" period for negotiations, though President Biden doesn't plan to use that if there is a port strike.