On Tuesday, dockworkers on the East and Gulf Coasts walked off the job demanding better pay. How much do they make? Here's what to know.

Tens of thousands of longshoremen at ports along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico went on strike shortly after midnight, the first strike by the port workers’ union in nearly 50 years. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the U.

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In their first strike since 1977, ILA dockworkers have been pushing for a 77% pay raise over the life of the contract and a halt on automation that could replace union jobs at U.S. ports. In a statement, the ILA wrote that it would strike as long as needed to secure protections for its members.

Union dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas went on strike at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, putting coast-wide cargo in limbo.

Tens of thousands of longshoremen went on strike at midnight ET, shutting down major ports along the East and Gulf coasts and choking off deliveries of everything from produce to auto parts.Consumers aren’t likely to feel the pinch unless a walkout lasts for multiple weeks,

Their first large-scale stoppage in nearly 50 years started early Tuesday, blocking everything from food to automobile shipments across dozens of ports from Maine to Texas