East Coast

Longshore union settles new contract on East Coast

The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance reached a tentative agreement Feb. 1 on a union contract…

February 14, 2013

East Coast ports strike looms — Feb. 6 deadline

Just days before a potential strike by more than 14,500 workers at 14 ports along the Eastern U.S. and the…

January 4, 2013

Charleston, S.C., port shutdown blocks ship loaded with Walmart textiles

Charleston, S.C., Dec. 20  — At 6:00 a.m. today, more than 25 community members and union members from across South Carolina…

December 20, 2012