There are 3 article(s) tagged International Longshoremen's Association:

• October 2024

  • Memphis importer-exporter glad to see dockworkers’ strike suspended

    “Now, hopefully equipment will be discharged where it was ladened to be discharged or at least at another U.S. port so we can get it delivered to our customers,” said the president of Mallory Alexander International Logistics.

    By The Associated Press October 04, 2024

  • Stores wiped clean of toilet paper, but experts say not to panic

    With news that 50,000 longshoremen were going on strike, many Memphians raced to stores to stock up on toilet paper. But economists say the fear is misplaced. 

    By Jody Callahan October 03, 2024

• September 2024

  • Strikes at East and Gulf Coast ports could cripple Memphis shippers and US economy

    About 43% of imports into the U.S. flow through the coastal ports.

    By Jane Roberts September 27, 2024