SC Ports Resumes Operations After Dockworkers End Strike
Oct 04, 2024 11:54AM ● By David Dykes
Now that the parties have agreed to resume their roles in our supply chain success, South Carolina Ports officials said South Carolina’s maritime community stands prepared to deliver for shippers, including manufacturers, farmers and retailers who use the port facilities to access global markets.
Officials said SC Ports would resume gate hours at all marine terminals at 6 a.m. Oct. 4, and vessel operations would resume at 7 a.m.
The Wall Street Journal reported the breakthrough Thursday came after port employers offered a 62 percernt increase in wages over six years, according to people familiar with the matter.
Officials said SC Ports would resume gate hours at all marine terminals at 6 a.m. Oct. 4, and vessel operations would resume at 7 a.m.
The Wall Street Journal reported the breakthrough Thursday came after port employers offered a 62 percernt increase in wages over six years, according to people familiar with the matter.
It said the agreement ends a strike that had closed container ports from Maine to Texas and threatened to disrupt everything from the supply of bananas in supermarkets to the flow of cars through America’s factories.
The Journal reported the new offer, up from an earlier proposed raise of 50 percent, came after the White House privately and publicly pressed the large shipping lines and cargo terminal operators who employ the longshore workers to make a new offer to the union.