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the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship
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Joy is not what many Americans feel this first week of October as war comes to the Middle East, survivors of Hurricane Helene deal with the wreckage, and the first dockworkers’ strike since 1977 for several days stopped half the nation’s ocean shipping.
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 5 Oct. 2024
However, the distortions could be less severe than initially expected: Late yesterday, an agreement was reached and the massive dockworkers strike was suspended to allow for further negotiations.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
These operations provide tens of thousands of jobs to dockworkers, truck drivers and other laborers who help move this cargo.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Read on to learn about what dockworkers do and how new technologies are changing the job.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 5 Oct. 2024
However, the distortions could be less severe than initially expected: Late yesterday, an agreement was reached and the massive dockworkers strike was suspended to allow for further negotiations.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
These operations provide tens of thousands of jobs to dockworkers, truck drivers and other laborers who help move this cargo.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Read on to learn about what dockworkers do and how new technologies are changing the job.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Dockworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dockworker. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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dockworker
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dock·work·er
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