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
An East and Gulf coast port strike that could snarl supply chains, create shortages and raise prices on hundreds of goods is back in view as port operators and dockworkers resume contract negotiations this week.
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Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Between the lines: Automation had been the one sticking point holding up a contract — dockworkers wanted to prevent further use of the technology.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
Other Big Stories Image The dockworkers’ union on the East and Gulf coasts reached a tentative deal with employers, averting a potentially damaging strike.
TikTok, which faces a possible ban in the U.S., is also waging legal battles in at least 20 other countries.
—The Staff Of The Morning, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
East and Gulf Coast port operators late Wednesday struck an agreement with a dockworkers union, resolving a labor dispute that had threatened to halt shipments for a second time in three months.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Between the lines: Automation had been the one sticking point holding up a contract — dockworkers wanted to prevent further use of the technology.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
Other Big Stories Image The dockworkers’ union on the East and Gulf coasts reached a tentative deal with employers, averting a potentially damaging strike.
TikTok, which faces a possible ban in the U.S., is also waging legal battles in at least 20 other countries.
—The Staff Of The Morning, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
East and Gulf Coast port operators late Wednesday struck an agreement with a dockworkers union, resolving a labor dispute that had threatened to halt shipments for a second time in three months.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Dockworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dockworker. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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