Tens of thousands of dock workers along the East Coast expressed their frustrations as they hit the picket lines Tuesday morning in a massive strike that has shut down billions of dollars in trade.
The International Longshoremen’s Association launched the strike at midnight after port ownership failed to meet its demands for higher wages and address the union’s objections to port automation.
“We are ILA!” union members chanted on the picket line at some ports.
They held signs reading, “Corporate greed or worker rights. ILA demands fairness,” “Automation hurts families,” and “ILA workers over machines. Defend our jobs and rights.”
Dock workers striking at port of Savannah, Georgia pic.twitter.com/9W7Q2nNGm9
— Mairead Elordi (@JohnsonHildy) October 1, 2024
🧵Dock worker strike begins!
I went down to the Philadelphia port and captured the scene.
45k union members with…
