Houston dockworkers strike for what we deserve says union leader

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(1 Oct 2024) • RESTRICTION SUMMARY: • • ASSOCIATED PRESS • Houston - 1 October 2024 • 1. Various ILA members strike at the Bayport Container Terminal, chanting • 2. Tracking shot of striking dockworkers, car hooting • 3. Mid of striking dockworkers waving placards that read Profit over people is unacceptable. Support ILA workers. • 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Alan Robb, ILA leader: • Our fight is with these foreign-owned carriers that have made billions of dollars on the backs of longshoremen and women for too long. We're gonna fight this thing until we get the contract we deserve. We're not looking for more than we deserve. We're just looking for what we deserve. • 5. Mid of striking dockworkers, stacked containers in the background • 6. Mid of striking dockworkers shut down cranes in the background • 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Alan Robb, ILA leader: • All we're asking for is our fair share. We want a keep language in the contract that prohibits automation because what we don't want is we don't want robots doing our job. • 8. Mid of striking dockworkers wave at passing cars as they drive by the Bayport Container Terminal • 9. Mid of shut down cranes at the Port of Houston • 10. Mid of striking dockworkers in the foreground and shut-down cranes in the background. • STORYLINE: • From Maine to Texas, dockworkers at 36 ports across the eastern U.S. are now on strike for the first time in decades. And the work stoppage could snarl supply chains — leading to shortages and higher prices if it stretches on for more than a few weeks. • • Workers began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation, even though some progress had been reported in latest contract talks. The contract between the ports and about 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association expired at midnight. • • The strike also comes just weeks before next month's tight presidential election, and could become a factor if there are shortages impacting voters. • • In an update Tuesday morning, the White House maintained that administration officials were working “around the clock” to help negotiations move forward — which included being in direct contact with both USMX and ILA. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were also “closely monitoring” potential supply chain impacts, the White House added, enlisting a task force to meet daily and prepare for any disruptions. • • AP Video by Lekan Oyekanmi • • =========================================================== • • Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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