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the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship
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But with a tentative deal put in place by January, which averted a second strike, the union of 45,000 dockworkers got some reprieve on automation—at least enough to maintain a certain number of jobs.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 July 2025
But the agreement effectively kicked the can on other vital issues for dockworkers, especially related to job security.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
Long Beach Harbor Commission president Bonnie Lowenthal said the group is monitoring the development of the new trade policies and the effects on dockworkers and others across the supply chain.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 June 2025
The upcoming increase in cargo into would at least help dockworkers at the ports collect regular payments.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 June 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 11 July 2025
But the agreement effectively kicked the can on other vital issues for dockworkers, especially related to job security.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
Long Beach Harbor Commission president Bonnie Lowenthal said the group is monitoring the development of the new trade policies and the effects on dockworkers and others across the supply chain.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 June 2025
The upcoming increase in cargo into would at least help dockworkers at the ports collect regular payments.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 June 2025
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“Dockworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dockworker. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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dockworker
noun
dock·work·er
-ˌwər-kər 
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