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Ides of March

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

What this past year has taught the shipping industry is just how powerful unionized dock labor on both coasts has become in the United States and how much of the country’s economy it holds in a tight grip. These unions — namely the International Longshoremen’s Association on the East and Gulf coasts and the West Coast’s International Longshore and Warehouse Union – have not only met their goal of protecting the well-being of dock workers, they have surpassed it with excellent salar...

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