Dockworkers suspend strike after reaching tentative deal
The strike, the first by East and Gulf Coast dockworkers since 1977, had shut down 14 ports since Tuesday.
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The strike, the first by East and Gulf Coast dockworkers since 1977, had shut down 14 ports since Tuesday.
Thousands of dockworkers at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts went on strike in search of higher pay and better job security in the face of automation.
The authorization does not mean a strike will happen immediately and both sides could reach a deal. If a strike does happen, it would be the first at Disneyland in 40 years.
President Biden spoke at Mt. Airy Church of God in Christ in northwest Philadelphia before traveling to Harrisburg Sunday afternoon.
Last year striking workers won more generous contracts from the Big Three automakers, making up for pay cuts taken during the Great Recession, and marking a comeback for the labor movement.
Meanwhile, pilots at Southwest are poised to follow with the opening a "strike center" in Dallas this week.
The pact with Stellantis comes just days after the UAW struck a similar deal with Ford, leaving only GM without an agreement.
With the tentative deal reached with Ford, the UAW will now be able to use it to model similar contract settlements with GM and Stellantis.
This should be "Ford and the UAW versus Toyota, Honda and Tesla — and all the Chinese companies that want to enter our home market," Bob Ford said.
Companies that supply auto parts to Detroit's Big Three have also laid off hundreds of employees in recent weeks.
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Strike activity surged 50% in 2022, as workers clamored for higher pay, safer work conditions or recognition.
The House vote to impose a contract brokered by the White House but rejected by some workers was 290 to 137.
Economists predict that it could cost the American economy $2 billion a day if workers go on strike.
The union said that the slow pace of negotiations prompted the move.
Southwest is operating far fewer flights, and it asked unions in October for help with "overstaffing costs" that it estimates will amount to more than $1 billion in 2021.
The Dallas-based airline announced plans Wednesday for the 130,000-square-foot hangar that can fit three Boeing 737 aircraft.
A spike in Southwest Airlines planes ruled out of service for mechanical issues is costing the carrier millions each week because of delayed and canceled flights, the CEO says.
The labor union representing American Airlines mechanics and ground crews has hired a firm run by the former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security to investigate if foreign repair work on planes is putting passengers at risk.
A Supreme Court dispute over public-sector union fees could sap the finances of organized labor and further erode the power of the nation's labor movement.
Labor activists vowed not to abandon their fight to organize college sports teams after the National Labor Relations Board blocked a historic bid by Northwestern University football players.
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