Port workers strike for first time in nearly 50 years ...Middle East

Tens of thousands of longshoremen at ports along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico went on strike shortly after midnight, the first strike by the port workers’ union in nearly 50 years. Workers walked off the job from Maine to Texas, the Associated Press and other outlets reported, after the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) and the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) failed to reach an agreement by the midnight deadline. The USMX said Monday evening that it had “traded counteroffers related to wages” with the ILA, the first sign of movement in months. The union has demanded wage increases and a total ban on the automation of cranes, gates and container-moving tr

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