Author: Alejandra Carranza | Published @ Supply Chain Dive: Oct. 1, 2024
The International Longshoremen’s Association initiated a strike that has “shut down all ports from Maine to Texas at 12:01am on Tuesday, October 1, 2024,” the union said on Tuesday.
With the union unable to agree on a new master contract with the United States Maritime Alliance, or USMX, several terminals stopped running shortly after midnight. The union said, “tens of thousands of ILA rank-and-file members began setting up picket lines at waterfront facilities up and down the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts.”
The union’s statement did not further define which terminals or cargo types would be affected at the various seaports. Instead, ILA President Harold Daggett focused on the state of negotiations, saying they would stay on strike until their wage and automation demands are met.
“USMX owns this strike now. They now must meet our demands for this strike to end,” Daggett said.
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Businesses are bracing for potential disruptions that could severely impact U.S. commerce, with shippers already diverting goods and preparing contingency plans.
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