ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 01: A port gate sits closed as striking workers gather outside of the Port of Newark 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 Elizabeth, New Jersey. The strike of over 50,000 workers at ports along the East Coast and Texas comes after the just-expired master contract with the United States Maritime Alliance, or USMX. Workers are striking over wages, technology and other issues. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)