A protracted dockworker strike could inflict political damage on Vice President Kamala Harris as the November elections quickly approach.
On Tuesday, tens of thousands of members of the International Longshoremen’s Association at ports from Maine to Texas began striking after their six-year contract expired. Workers at the 36 East Coast and Gulf Coast ports involved are demanding large pay raises and a ban on automation.
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