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interface news reporter | cai xingzhuo

interface news editor | liu haichuan

interface news reporter | cai xingzhuo

interface news editor | liu haichuan

in the early morning of tuesday (october 1, 2024) local time, thousands of dock workers from new england to texas went on strike. this is the first shutdown at u.s. east coast and gulf coast ports since 1977.

according to cbs on october 1, local time, before the strike, labor negotiations between the international longshoremen’s association (ila) and the united states maritime union (usmx) reached a deadlock. usmx represents major shipping lines (all foreign-owned), terminal operators and port authorities. usmx said the strike is expected to involve 25,000 workers and lead to the closure of 14 ports including baltimore, boston, miami, and houston. however, cnn reports that the strike may involve nearly 50,000 members of the ila. michael pearce of oxford economics said tens of thousands of workers servicing the ports could face furloughs or reduced hours in the early days of the strike, with the total number of workers affected being around 100,000. 2 times the number of people.

the ila's main demands are for significant wage increases and a complete ban on the use of automatic cranes, automatic doors and container trucks for loading and unloading goods. according toaccording to the american broadcasting corporation (abc),there is still a large gap between usmx's contract offer and ila's requirements.