From Maine to Texas, dockworkers at 36 ports across the eastern U.S. are now on strike for the first time in decades.
It could be the most disruptive strike the United States has experienced in more than four decades. for the first time in decades, experts say the workers may wield the upper hand in their standoff with port operators over
In addition, commerce into and out of the United States has been growing, playing to the union’s advantage. Further enhancing its leverage is a still-tight job market, with workers in some industries demanding and in some cases receiving a larger share of companies’ outsize profits. In early picketing, workers outside the Port of Philadelphia walked in a circle and chanted, “No work without a fair contract.” The union posted message boards on the side of a truck reading: “Automation Hurts Families: ILA Stands For Job Protection.”
“This is not something that you start and you stop,” Butler said. “We’re not weak,” he added, pointing to the union’s vital importance to the nation’s economy.
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