Longshoreman's STRIKE Begins Tonight at Midnight; All East Coast and Gulf Coast Ports to Close

Hal Turner     September 30, 2024

A major maritime workers strike is set to begin on Tuesday, and it means a likely HALT of imports and exports of key goods — from cars to food — across the East and Gulf Coasts.

The International Longshoremen's Association, the largest union of maritime workers in the US, announced last week that it was prepared to strike on October 1 if demands in their union contract, primarily higher wages, are not met. On Sunday, the union announced the strike is set to go ahead as planned after contract negotiations stalled.

"United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) refuses to address a half-century of wage subjugation where Ocean Carriers profits skyrocketed from millions to mega-billion dollars, while ILA longshore wages remained flat," the union said in a statement posted to Facebook. "ILA unity remains strong and is growing."

The planned strike would include 85,000 members of the International Longshoremen's Association, as well as "tens of thousands of dockworkers and maritime workers around the world," the union's statement added, striking at all Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports from Maine to Texas.

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