US East & Gulf Coast Dockworkers and Ports Are on a Countdown to a Strike ... 1 October 2024!

East & Gulf Coast Countdown
September 17, 2024

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner - discusses the potential for a US East and Gulf Coast strike of the International Longshoreman's Association and the US Maritime Alliance on October 1, 2024.

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00:00 Introduction & News Review
01:46 US Maritime Alliance (USMX)
07:19 International Longshoreman's Association (ILA)
12:00 Port Strike would be 'Cataclysmic'
18:18 What's Next

US East and Gulf Coast Ports Brace for Potential Strike as Container Imports Surge
https://gcaptain.com/us-east-and-gulf...

Two weeks to stave off supply chain chaos on the US east coast
https://splash247.com/two-weeks-to-st...

US port strike would leave imports from Europe stranded
https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/con...

Maritime employers prep for wind-down of operations as longshore strike looms
https://www.joc.com/article/maritime-...

US Maritime Alliance
https://www.usmx.com/

International Longshoremen’s Association
https://ilaunion.org/

The numbers don’t lie: October US port strike would be ‘cataclysmic’
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1150591/...

Port of Los Angeles Reports Record-Setting July on Surging Imports
https://gcaptain.com/port-of-los-ange...

Port of Long Beach Shatters Records as Peak Season Delivers
https://gcaptain.com/port-of-long-bea...