Ungefähr 45.000 Arbeiter beginnen mit Streik in US-Häfen, nachdem die Gewerkschaftsverhandlungen gescheitert sind – Historischer Streik droht mit der Schließung von Häfen von Maine bis Texas, was die Lieferketten lahmlegt und die US-Wirtschaft belastet

Excerpts from [article](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/01/us-port-workers-strike-ila-union) by Michael Sainato:

*Some of the busiest ports in the US were braced for crippling disruption after about 45,000 port workers represented by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) began walking off the job after their contracts expired at midnight.*

*Workers began striking at 12.01am ET on Tuesday, with 36 ports along the east and Gulf coasts affected. They typically handle about half of the nation’s ocean shipping.*

*Talks over a new contract between the ILA and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have broken down, and the union dismissed a last-ditch offer from operators hours before the strike was due to began.*

*The strike – the first by port workers strike on the US east coast since 1977 – threatens to shut down ports from Maine to Texas, mangling supply chains and straining the US economy.*

*[…] Negotiators on both sides have accused the other of refusing to bargain. The ILA has argued that USMX, which represents 40 ocean terminals and port operators, has “low-balled” offers on wage raises for workers and accused it of violating the previous contract by introducing automation at several US ports.*

Hope this gets sorted soon for everyone’s sake