Possible East Coast port strike looms right before election | The Hill

NewsNation's Blake Burman discusses the potential impact of a port strike on the East and Gulf Coasts. There is a possibility of workers going on strike Oct. 1, which would coincide with the election and the holiday shipping season.

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[bmwillz]

Since 1977 these shipping lines made $100ks to now billions. One CEO paid himself $4b Christmas bonus because the company made $80b.

We've averaged 60¢ raises since then. Don't let one-sided reports fool you.

[teebone]

16 years without a raise, they deserve the $$$ they keep the economy going along with the truckers

[danielspacek]

ILA also works the Texas ports! We’re fighting for the people! Fighting against automation and corporate greed! Walmart, Amazon, Starbucks and all these other companies that make billions; the employees need to unionize!

[sherrywright]

Very informative but you missed a few ports. The ones in Texas are Proud to be ILA as well

[FRY]

Tell Maersk to stop trying to run automated gates.

[randy]

Truck drivers better figure out a way to strike as well...

[crisc]

Will not just effect the east coast, as of now most ports in the world would follow our walking out

[Mark-cso]

A patient care tech makes $13-$15 an hour. Has to bathe, spoon feed, clean patients with a loose stool all day 12-14 hours. These individuals are money hungry to hang out at gentlemen club, tavern, and other things that are unlawful. They did this during COVID. Multiple merchant ships just floated for weeks at long Beach and other seaports. Be happy with what you have.

[mrdilengence]

They made record profits. Time to pay up. Lets

[flashsentry]

Its time workers said enough is enough. It's not a Democrat thing or Republican thing. It's the rich squeezing the middle class, so we will only have 2 classes of people. Rich and poor.

[koolerpure]

i read looming strike as if some port somewhere was gonna get attacked, crazy times

[glendatullock]

You forgot about the Port of Galveston, one of the biggest ports.

[samuelroselli]

If Maersk saves money by not paying for bridges they run into, surely they can share some of that with labor.

[coreyhaggraysr.]

We've been robbed long enough(23 year vet)

[FoodieQueenBee]

I work in supply chain n this is crazy i hope it can be resolved soon and no strike.

[carlosdasilva]

These companies are making record profits and expect they workers not to want inflation induced pay raises with the protection of future automation leading to lost jobs. Seems reasonable to me.

[gregorybrown]

Watch the immigrants go saved the day n work the ports

[suburbanlab]

OMG PEOPLE MIGHT NOT GET HOLIDAY SHIPMENTS ON TIME. WHAT WILL WE Forget about the thousands of people fightimg for fair wages and condition

[ATROTTERz]

Proof that the Media are a bunch of ignorants. Maine to Brownsville, TX. See ya on the Street!!!

[goodfella]

Port Newark/Elizabeth New Jersey Checking in!!! Local 1233! We most definitely will hit them Streets!!! ILA WE STANDING Tall From Maine to Texas!!!! Hooks up 🪝🪝🪝🪝🪝 we want Slices of that BIG PIE