How Much Do Port Workers Make? A Closer Look at Longshoremen Salaries Hollywood Life [Video]

Roughly 45,000 dockworkers were on strike at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S., rallying for higher pay and stronger protections against job automation.

Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), the union representing the dockworkers, walked off the job on Tuesday for the first time in nearly 50 years, advocating for “the kind of wages we deserve,” as stated by ILA President Harold Daggett in a social media post.

In a statement on Monday, the union accused the United States Maritime Alliance, which represents docks and ocean carriers, of obstructing an agreement to end the strike.

“The ocean carriers represented by USMX want to enjoy the rich billion-dollar profits they are making in 2024 while offering ILA Longshore Workers an unacceptable wage package that we reject,” the statement read.

So, What Is a Typical Salary for a Port Worker?

Before the strike, Johnnie Dixon, president of the Fort Lauderdale chapter of the …