Dockworkers to meet next month on strike plan

Cargo cranes and shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, US, on Friday, June 28, 2024. Photographer: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg)

New York: A labour strike that would shut down six out of 10 of the busiest ports in the United States just weeks before the presidential election is looking increasingly likely.

Negotiations on a labour contract covering trade hubs from Boston to Houston have stalled since June when the dockworker union called off high-level wage talks with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), which represents ocean carriers and terminal operators.