I'm not convinced it's just about wages. Could be straight blackmail...

Trump should give the longshoreman hearing protection. So they don't have to listen to the screaming illegal aliens in the containers.

What's in the box? That's the real question, here. It's gotta be something more then freight. If not humans (for slavery, sex, etc.) then drugs. Tons and tons of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, etc.

Its already over but I can shed some light, the union negotiates contract rates and benefits every six years, this is their first negotiation since 2018, they wanted raises they missed out on during and after covid, essentially they were sticking put shit wages for benefits and pensions until they could negotiate again and they are demanding raises to remunerate what is effectively back pay for shit covid wages and years of hard inflation and to track with ongoing inflation.

They got a 67% pay increase over the next 5 years they opened negotiations demanding 71% over 6 years and no new automation, ive yet to hear word how their demands on automation got worked out considering we have maybe 10x the port workers per port of most countries.

The jew york times... https://archive.is/WvQ3m