Port Strike Averted With Labor Deal Days Before Deadline NYT | Top Stories By: Peter Eavis 9 January 2025 at 08:46 Dockworkers and employers on the East and Gulf Coasts had until Jan. 15 to reach a new agreement that settled differences over automation. © Annie Flanagan for The New York TimesDockworkers picketed outside the Port of New Orleans in October.
Port Workers Could Strike Again if No Deal Is Reached on Automation NYT | Top Stories By: Peter Eavis 9 January 2025 at 01:56 Cargo could stop flowing at East and Gulf Coast ports, which handle most imports, if a union and an employers’ group can’t agree on the use of machines that can operate without humans. © Annie Flanagan for The New York TimesDockworkers briefly went on strike in October at ports on the East and Gulf Coasts. The union representing them is resisting automation over fears it could lead to job losses.