<p>Tens of thousands of dock workers at ports along the East and Gulf coasts walked off the job at midnight on Tuesday, a massive strike that brings billions of dollars in trade to a screeching halt.</p>
<p>The International Longshoremen&#8217;s Association launched the strike after port ownership failed to meet its demands for higher wages and address the union&#8217;s objections to port automation. Negotiations broke down over the summer and the two sides are still at an impasse.</p>
<p>About 45,000 workers will refuse to work during the strike, which will snarl supply chains and choke off nearly 50% of U.S. imports. A total of 14 ports are affected including the Port Authority in New Jersey and the ports in Boston, Philadelphia, Wilmington, North Carolina, Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville, Tampa, Miami, New Orleans, Mobile, and Houston.</p>
<p>Overnight workers quickly began to picket, and pictures of the striking workers popped up on social media almost immediately.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING – Over 45k union dockworkers with ILA are officially on strike, shutting down all East and Gulf coast ports, from New York to Miami to Houston. They’re standing to protect their future against the shipping companies forcing automation on the docks. <a href="https://t.co/BnRqZzkHqT">pic.twitter.com/BnRqZzkHqT</a></p>
<p>&mdash; On the Line (@laborontheline) <a href="https://twitter.com/laborontheline/status/1840967812099043503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p>On Monday, the union rejected a last-minute <a href="https://www.usmx.com/assets/content/public-resources/9-30-24_USMX_UPDATE_Status_of_USMX-ILA_Negotiations.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">offer</a> from port ownership, represented by the United States Maritime Alliance, which offered the union a nearly 50% wage raise. The alliance also said it offered to triple employer contributions to employee retirement plans, better health care options, and to keep the current language around automation and semi-automation.</p>
<p>The union <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ILAUnion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reaffirmed</a> its plans to strike earlier in the day, saying in a statement that port ownership continues to “block” a “fair and decent contract and seems intent on causing a strike at all ports from Maine to Texas.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">It’s official. The East and Gulf Coast ports of the United States of America are on strike.  </p>
<p>The ILA hasn’t announced a port strike (I keep furiously refreshing their Facebook page) but picket lines are now visible on the gate cameras:<a href="https://t.co/NhmITnH9vj">https://t.co/NhmITnH9vj</a> <a href="https://t.co/tbFiomZC6Y">pic.twitter.com/tbFiomZC6Y</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Ryan Petersen (@typesfast) <a href="https://twitter.com/typesfast/status/1840968397288620502?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p>“The Ocean Carriers represented by USMX want to enjoy rich billion-dollar profits that they are making in 2024, while they offer ILA Longshore Workers an unacceptable wage package that we reject,” the union said Monday. “ILA longshore workers deserve to be compensated for the important work they do keeping American commerce moving and growing.&#8221;</p>
<p>Depending on how long the strike lasts, Americans could see <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/from-coffee-to-christmas-trees-heres-what-a-dock-workers-strike-would-disrupt">shortages and delays</a> past the election and into the holiday season.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/facts-ep-18-striking-workers"><strong>WATCH: Ben Shapiro Explains Why the Dockworkers Strike Could Impact You</strong></a></p>
<p>Bananas, coffee, cocoa, pharmaceuticals, clothing, furniture, vehicles, and even Christmas decorations are among the products that will be affected. As far as American exports, beef, poultry, pork, eggs, and cotton will be impacted as well.</p>
<p>The union&#8217;s president Harold Daggett took an aggressive negotiating stance as the strike approached.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ll cripple you, and you have no idea what that means,&#8221; Daggett warned in a video message a few weeks ago.</p>
<p>The Biden-Harris administration had the ability to stop the strike, but has opted not to invoke the Taft-Hartley Act, which gives the president the power to keep workers on the job.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">&#8220;I have not been very focused on that,&#8221; Biden commerce secretary Gina Raimondo says about the upcoming dock worker strike that will choke off half of U.S. imports tomorrow</p>
<p>What exactly has she been focused on?<a href="https://t.co/rl71mpfyBN">pic.twitter.com/rl71mpfyBN</a></p>
<p>— Mairead Elordi (@JohnsonHildy) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnsonHildy/status/1840777808420721151?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Critics say the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-dock-worker-strike-could-cost-kamala-the-white-house-why-wont-biden-stop-it">administration didn&#8217;t do enough</a> to bring the two sides together. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo was asked on Monday about the strike, and admitted that she has &#8220;not been very focused&#8221; on it.</p>

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