East Coast, Gulf Coast Port Worker Strike Begins

Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) walked off their jobs just after midnight earlier today in the union’s first strike since 1977. The ILA members are calling for increased wages and a ban on the use of automated cranes and container trucks for unloading freight. ILA President Harold J. Daggett spoke about leveraging U.S. ...

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