The International Longshoremen's Association has launched a strike affecting 36 ports, demanding a fair contract amidst automation fears, highlighting concerns over job security and inflation.
'Automation Hurts Families: ILA Stands For Job Protection,' read the message boards. The local president stressed the need for a fair contract to protect jobs.
'Shipping companies made billions during the pandemic by charging high prices. Now we want them to pay back,' local ILA president Boise Butler stated vehemently.
'This is not something that you start and you stop. We're not weak,' emphasized Butler, underlining the union's important role in the economy.
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