Anchored Offshore

Dock workers along the East and Gulf Coasts marched from the port to the picket line just after midnight yesterday.

The International Longshoremen's Association’s first strike since 1977 has shut down all ports from Maine to Texas and sidelined about 25,000 workers. The union wants job security and a larger share of shipping operators’ post-pandemic billions, pushing for 77% pay raises and a complete ban on automation at ports. The strike comes after port employers’ counteroffer of 50% raises and better benefits “fell far short” for the longshoremen.

A prolonged strike could cost Uncle Sam up to $4.5 billion daily and cause major supply chain disruptions on things like bananas, coffee, cars, and toys. The White House is "closely monitoring” the situation but doesn’t currently plan to intervene.

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CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE
Frustration between managers and workers is an inescapable part of working in a broken world. Christians can rejoice because we serve an honest master who is far more generous with us than we deserve. In all your endeavors, work to please him.

“Don’t work only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but work wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord. Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people, knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord. You serve the Lord Christ.” 
Colossians 3:22–24 (CSB) (read full passage)