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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Catch up quick: The dockworkers briefly went on strike last year before reaching a deal on pay that was pushed along by the Biden administration's behind-the-scenes machinations.
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Emily Peck, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
Thousands of dockworkers from Maine to Texas launched a strike in October over wages and the use of automation, shutting down seaports along the East Coast and disrupting normal trade.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
The union, which represents more than 40,000 dockworkers, went on strike for three days in October over automation as many wondered if robots would replace them at their jobs.
—Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
Both ports, based out of the Netherlands and Belgium respectively, have endured multiple union dockworker strikes over several days in February that have slowed operations.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Mar. 2025
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Emily Peck, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
Thousands of dockworkers from Maine to Texas launched a strike in October over wages and the use of automation, shutting down seaports along the East Coast and disrupting normal trade.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
The union, which represents more than 40,000 dockworkers, went on strike for three days in October over automation as many wondered if robots would replace them at their jobs.
—Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
Both ports, based out of the Netherlands and Belgium respectively, have endured multiple union dockworker strikes over several days in February that have slowed operations.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dockworker
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