Port workers from the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) participate in a strike outside the Norfolk International Terminal (NIT) in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

White House sides with union as US dockworker strike enters second day

New York | Reuters — President Joe Biden’s administration heaped pressure on U.S. port employers to raise their offer to secure a labour deal with dockworkers on strike for a second day on Wednesday, choking half the country’s ocean shipping. The strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union has blocked goods from food to