Five ship to shore cranes and gangs of longshoremen work the container ship YM Witness at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah, September 29, 2021, in Savannah, Georgia
THE threatened strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) in United States East Coast ports is set to begin at midnight on Tuesday.
The United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) employers body has failed to respond to union demands on pay and for talks on the use of automation and robotics in ports on the east coast, from Maine to the Gulf of Mexico.
The strike is set to go ahead from Tuesday at 12:01 am.
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