Longshoremen also get bonuses for specific skills and night shifts. Michael Dimon got his start on the docks in 1978, following his father and great-grandfather.

* Wharfinger: noun. An owner, keeper or overseer at a wharf or dock. From a British term of the 1550s, earlier written as “wharfager.” Sources: Oxford English Dictionary, the International ...

Longshoreman — or dock workers, as we are often referred to — work in commercial ports and harbors, unloading and loading cargo to and from vessels through either manual labor and by operating ...

It will give more longshoremen a chance to work as crane operators, one of the most prestigious and highest-paying jobs on the docks, said Michael Coe, vice president and training co-chair of the ...

And the International Longshoremen’s Association’s central demand is a total ban on automation involving cranes, gates and the loading and unloading of freight containers — leaving US ports ...

The International Longshoremen’s Association is demanding significantly higher wages and a total ban on automation. They were offered 50% raises over six years. Skip Navigation ...