Why Are Port Workers on Strike? Understanding the Longshoremen Walkout

Forty-five thousand dockworkers went on strike Tuesday for the first time in decades at 36 U.S. ports, stretching from Maine to Texas. Here’s why.

Forty-five thousand dockworkers went on strike Tuesday for the first time in decades at 36 U.S. ports, stretching from Maine to Texas. Here’s why.