as in longshoreman
one who loads and unloads ships at a port
the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship
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Recent Examples of dockworker
Trump backed the dockworkers and their demands for automation protections Thursday, after meeting with ILA President Harold Daggett at Mar-a-Lago.
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
The plans have drawn rebuke from the International Longshoremen’s Association, or ILA, the union representing dockworkers.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
President-elect Trump appeared to indicate his support for the dockworkers union in its contract dispute with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) that led to a major strike at East Coast and Gulf ports earlier this year.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Target suffered from supply chain problems during a dockworker’s strike which barely scathed Walmart.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
The plans have drawn rebuke from the International Longshoremen’s Association, or ILA, the union representing dockworkers.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
President-elect Trump appeared to indicate his support for the dockworkers union in its contract dispute with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) that led to a major strike at East Coast and Gulf ports earlier this year.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Target suffered from supply chain problems during a dockworker’s strike which barely scathed Walmart.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Dockworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dockworker. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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