Dockworkers Strike Shuts Down Ports On Gulf And East Coasts

MIAMI, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 01: A Port of Miami dockworker wears a cross and tee-shirt as he strikes near the entrance to the port after the union and management failed to reach a consensus on a new labor contract on October 01, 2024 in Miami, Florida. The workers joined with tens of thousands of others on the East and Gulf Coast ports to strike after the International Longshoremen's Association and the US Maritime Alliance, which represents dozens of East and Gulf Coast ports, failed to reach a new labor agreement. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)