International Longshoremen’s Association members walk out on east and Gulf coasts over pay and automation dispute

A parade of tractors without their trailers made their way through the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine terminal on Wednesday morning, blaring their horns, to cheers from the picket lines.

Tens of thousands of longshoremen walked off the job at dozens of ports across the east and Gulf coasts earlier this week. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirms most operations have been shut down as a result of the strike.