
Crisis in U.S. Ports and Longshoremen Strike: Direct Impacts and Alternative Solutions
Update October 1, 2024: The U.S. Dockworkers’ Strike Officially Begins The contract between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) expired on September 30, 2024, and, for the first time since 1977, 45,000 ILA dockworkers have gone on strike today, October 1, 2024. This labor stoppage is already affecting major




