News / Striking dock unions should pay $2 billion a day, say Republican senators

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Republicans are bringing new legislation before the US senate which, if passed, would fine dockworker unions up to $2bn a day, making strike action practically impossible.

Introduced by Idaho senator Jim Risch and co-sponsored by fellow Idaho senator Mike Crapo and North Carolina senator Ted Budd, the bill would amend the National Labor Relations Act and Labor Management Relations Act to redefine port slowdowns by maritime workers – including no-shows and work-to-rule strikes – as unfair labour practices.

The bill would ...