Expiring Contracts Carry Strike Threats to Test Trump Dealmaking

Jan. 7, 2025, 10:45 AM UTC

Nearly 200 large union contracts are set to expire in 2025, opening up possibilities for labor unrest in the early months of Donald Trump’s second presidency and testing the negotiation skills of his administration.

The contracts cover more than 1.5 million workers across a swath of industries, according to Bloomberg Law data available as of mid-December 2024.

The earliest chance for a strike—and potentially the first labor test for the incoming administration—could come from 45,000 longshoremen at docks along the US East and Gulf coasts. Talks for a new labor pact resume this week ahead of the contract’s Jan. ...

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