DeSantis to send Florida Guard to ports amid strikes - Tampa Bay …
WEB2 hours ago — With President Joe Biden flying into Tallahassee to take an aerial tour of the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene along Florida’s Gulf Coast, Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference in Anna Maria.
DeSantis orders Florida national, state guards to ports amidst strikes …
WEB1 day ago — The governor Thursday ordered the Florida National and State Guards to all ports affected by the shutdown, to maintain order and resume operations. “At my direction, the Florida National Guard and Florida State Guard will be deployed to critical ports," said DeSantis. "Florida Department of Transportation is coordinating calls with seaport ...
East and Gulf coast ports shut down as thousands of workers go on strike
WEB3 days ago — Tens of thousands of longshoremen went on strike at midnight ET, shutting down major ports along the East and Gulf coasts and choking off deliveries of everything from produce to auto parts.
Why dockworkers are on strike and how it could impact South Florida
WEB2 days ago — The union strike, including at PortMiami and Port Everglades, began after negotiations on a new six-year contract stalled. Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early ...
What could be impacted by dockworkers strike in South Florida
WEB3 days ago — The union represents 45,000 dockworkers. It demands higher wages and a complete ban on the use of automation for cargo terminal cranes, gates and trucks that move containers. About 60% of the ...
South Florida dockworkers join ports strike - Axios Miami
WEB3 days ago — South Florida dockworkers join ports strike. Thousands of unionized dockworkers at 14 major U.S. ports, including PortMiami and Port Everglades, are on strike after failing to come to terms on a new labor contract. Why it matters: A work stoppage that lasts more than a few days will snarl supply chains, raising the prospect of higher prices and ...
Port strike's Florida affects: Cruises, Canaveral, Jacksonville, Miami
WEB2 days ago — According to a CBS News story filed Tuesday, Oct. 1, Port Everglades said a strike would impact 41% of containerized cargo. Gasoline shipments at Port Everglades, and South Florida's huge cruise ...
Looming port workers strike could cripple supply ... - NBC 6 South Florida
WEB3 days ago — With a strike deadline looming, the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports is asking a federal agency to make the Longshoremen’s union come to the bargaining table to negotiate a new contract.
Port strike: ILA union rejects 50% wage hike offer as shutdown nears
WEB3 days ago — A last-ditch effort by ports ownership to get the ILA union back to the bargaining table with a wage hike offer of nearly 50% over six years was rejected by the union on Monday, with a strike at ...
Thousands of longshoremen strike in South Florida demanding ... - CBS News
WEB2 days ago — A one-week strike could cost the U.S. economy nearly $3.8 billion and increase the cost of consumer goods, according to the Conference Board. The dock workers say they are prepared to stay on the ...