The two major sticking points between the international longshoremen S Association and us Maritime Alliance are wages and automation. Workers are unhappy with the current contract, which spanned the pandemic, when Dock Workers stayed on the job and endured months of soaring inflation on automation, the Union Boss has been warning Dock Workers that their jobs could be replaced by machines. In response, the us Maritime Alliance has said its offering to keep the current ban on fully automated equipment. A strike could cost the us economy 5 Billion a day, according to Jp Morgan analysts. A range of Goods Flow through the East And Gulf coast ports, everything from raw materials and pharmaceuticals to clothes and toys, with the ports accounting for more than half of containerised imports. While consumers may not feel the impact of the strikes right away, if it extends for weeks, it could lead to shortages and higher prices ahead of the president ial election. Thats something new York Governo
Hello, im annita mcveigh, welcome to Bbc News now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. Within the past few hours, lawyers representing women who say they were raped or sexually assaulted by the former owner of harrods have described Mohamed Al fayed as a monster. Theyve also urged anyone else with similar claims to come forward. At least 37 women have accused the late billionaire of assaulting them. The case follows a Bbc Investigation in which woman who worked for him came forward accusing the egyptian billionaire, who died last year, of multiple counts of rape and attempted rape, during his 25 Year Reign at harrods. One of the barristers taking part in the News Conference Barriser Maria Mulla explained that when selected for their role, women would be sent for a private medical examination undertaken by three or four doctors whuich included a full cervical smear. Ms mulla gave further detail, revealing that one woman who made a complaint to harrods was told b
Good afternoon. Former Sub Postmasters who inspired a Tv Drama about the Post Office it scandal, have been told by the Prime Minister the government will compensate them as quickly as they can. Sir Keir Starmer was speaking after the former Sub Postmistress Jo Hamilton told Bbc Breakfast the government was still Messing Us Around over compensation payments. She launched a scathing attack on ministers at the National Television Awards last night. The iTv Drama mr bates versus the Post Office won three awards. Heres our Entertainment Correspondent Lizo mzimba. Mr bates vs the Post Office. Correspondent lizo mzimba. | Cheering And Applause correspondent lizo mzimba. It was one of the big winners of the night, the Itv Series watched by millions and hailed for its portrayal of Post Office Sub Postmasters and Sub Postmistresses wrongly accused of theft. While were just skint little people. Scooping up the award for best drama and tobyjones, who played Sub Postmaster Alan bates, winning best
Of his car by police officers near the team s stadium. Hill says he wishes he did some things differently including leaving the window of his car down when officers instructed him to do so. He instead rolled the window up. The incident escalated quickly from there, and hill thinks there are plenty of lessons to be learnt. I could have. I could have let down my window in that instant but the thing about me is, man, i do not want attention, i do not want to be cameras out phones on you in that moment but at the end of the day, you know, i am but at the end of the day, you know, iam human but at the end of the day, you know, i am human and but at the end of the day, you know, iam human and i have to follow rules. I have to do what everyone else would do. Get out ofthe everyone else would do. Get out of the car everyone else would do. Get out of the car. Get everyone else would do. Get out of the car. Get out everyone else would do. Get out of the car. Get out of everyone else would
The incident escalated quickly from there, and hill thinks there are plenty of lessons to be learnt. I could have. I could have let down my window in that instant but the thing about me is, man, i do not want attention, i do not want to be cameras out phones on you in that moment cameras out phones on you in that moment but at the end of the day, you know, iam human and i have to follow rules. I have to do what everyone else would do. Get out of the car. Get out of the car right now. Not playing this game. Get out. Get out! now does that give them the right to literally beat the dog out of me? absolutely not. At the end of the day. . . I wish i could go back and do things a bit different. When we tell you to do something, you do it. It is shocking, man. It is really crazy to know that you have officers in this world who would literally do that, hands on. It is really sad. And that brings up another conversation and leads into what would they do if they did not have body cams. That is e