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Georgia Ports Reopen After Dockworkers Strike Suspended: Sorry, Toilet Paper Hoarders
After a tense three-day standoff, dockworkers across the East and Gulf coasts—including at Georgia’s busy ports—are heading back to work. The International Longshoremen’s Association, which represents nearly 50,000 workers, agreed to pause their strike after securing a tentative deal on wage increases. The union and the United States Maritime Alliance now have until January 15 to hammer out a final six-year contract, meaning Georgia’s ports in Savannah and Brunswick, key hubs for everything from auto parts to retail goods, are back in business—for now.
Georgia Ports fully reopens operations on Friday morning as workers reach tentative agreement
The Georgia ports will fully reopen on Friday, October 4th. They received a joint statement Thursday evening from the USMX/ILA on the Master Contract: "The International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. have reached a tentative agreement on wages and have agreed to extend the Master Contract until January 15, 2025 to return to the bargaining table to negotiate all other outstanding issues. Effective immediately, all current job actions will cease and all work covered by the Master Contract will resume." As a result, the Georgia Ports’ operations will resume Friday morning, October 4th with truck gates at 6:00 am at Garden City Terminal and 8:00 am at the Ocean Terminal. In addition to gates, vessel operations will begin between 8:00 am to 1:00 pm and rail operations start at 7:00 am. The Georgia Ports thanks you for your patience during this three-day work stoppage. The Georgia Ports Authority, Gateway Terminals and the ILA look forward to reopening our facilities and providing the world-class service the Port of Savannah and the Port of Brunswick are known for. Please follow updates on www.gaports.com
Georgia facing numerous crises, but Board of Public Health hasn’t met since May
As a plume of smoke from a chemical fire hangs over metro Atlanta, amid a state of emergency after deadly Hurricane Helene, and in the wake of a Covid surge that hit a new summer high, the Georgia Board of Public Health is absent from the public eye. For the fifth month in a row, […] The post Georgia facing numerous crises, but Board of Public Health hasn’t met since May appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
Georgia family hunkered down with their dog in a bathtub as Helene sent trees crashing through their house
Augusta (CNN) — Cooper and Witten Jones insist they weren’t scared when four large trees smashed into the front of their home as Hurricane Helene raged through their Georgia community. The twin 6-year-old brothers said they weren’t even scared when their mother, Kristin, rushed them, their older sister and the family dog into the bathroom to take shelter in the tub.
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