NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 01: Striking workers at the Red Hook Container Terminal in Brooklyn gather before a visit by Mayor Eric Adams after members of the International Longshoremen’s Association, or ILA, began walking off the job after 12:01 a.m. ET on October 01, 2024 in Brooklyn, New York. The strike of over 50,000 workers at ports along the East Coast and Texas comes after the contract between the ILA and the United States Maritime Alliance, or USMX expired. Workers are striking over wages, use of automated technology and other issues. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)