dockworkers disrupted cargo activity June 2 after contract talks deteriorated.... With a ratified contract

The union representing about 15, 000 dockworkers at the nation’s largest ports declined an offer by

“ This is going to have a real positive impact on trade, ” Biden said.... Senior White House officials were hopeful it could help address two of Su’s vulnerabilities among wavering senators: that she had minimal experience in negotiations between workers and management, and perceptions that she was anti-business.... Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., will vote “ yes, ” particularly considering that this week he rejected three Biden nominees endorsed by all other Democrats but uniformly opposed by GOP senat

BEIJING-China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, one of the world’s busiest ports, reported an explosion on board a container ship on Aug 9, Chinese state media reported.No casualties were reported after the blast on the YM Mobility at about 1. 40pm, according to state media. The explosion among containers near the bow of the Liberia-flagged vessel sent cargo scattering and left a plume of black smoke, footage from China Central Television( CCTV) showed. The ship, which is docked at the port's Beilun termi

Stephanie Loomis had hoped that the chaos besieging the global supply chain was subsiding.... The disruption could also exacerbate inflation, a source of economic anxiety animating the American presidential election.We are having trouble retrieving the article content. Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Thank you for your patience while we verify access.... If you are in Reader mode please exit andlog intoyour Times account, orsubscribefor all of The Times. Thank you for your p

Not far from the San Pedro Bay Port Complex in Orange County, which sees 40% of the nation's imports, Rep.... Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., are sending a bipartisan letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., calling for a bipartisan select committee to address the issue.... The proposed committee would have an equal number of members from both sides of the aisle to address supply chain issues and the impacts on the economy, families and smal

The widely followed inflation gauge rose 1% from a month earlier, topping all estimates.... That raises the risk of a recession, which some economists already saw as likely next year. Two-year Treasury yields jumped, stock futures fell and the dollar rose after the report.... Energy prices climbed 34.6% from a year earlier, the most since 2005, including a nearly 49% jump in gasoline costs....

close Video Massive brawl at Montgomery, Alabama riverfront dock caught on video A fight broke out on a riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama, over the apparent docking of a pontoon boat.... A man is seen shoving a crew member, who took off his cap and threw it in the air.... " One person is seen swimming to the dock to apparently help the worker being attacked....

close Video Alabama riverfront brawl: Video shows fight over parked pontoon boat During a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Montgomery Police Department Chief Darryl Albert announced assault charges for the following men: Zachery Shipman, 25, Richard Roberts, 48, and Allen Todd, 23.... I was like … it's my job, but I'm still defending myself at the same time.... So, when he touched me, I was like,'It's on,'" Pickett told ABC." I was still trying to get that boat in while the fight was going

Employers accused the union of failing to negotiate. Members of Unite Here Local 11 voted last month in favor of authorizing the walkout.... Sometimes we do a little more," said Eleida Manzo, housekeeper at JW Marriott in downtown Los Angeles.... Contracts expired at midnight Friday at more than 60 hotels, including properties owned by major chains such as Marriott and Hilton....