Dockworkers at more than 100 ports worldwide strike against arms shipments
Organizers say 113 ports will halt cargo handling for 24 hours, with workers seeking to block military shipments and press for a military embargo.
- On Friday, dockworkers at 111 ports in 22 countries will stop work in a coordinated international day of action against war and arms exports, including a rally at a Greek port.
- Organizers cite the May 2026 Istanbul Declaration, which demanded that port facilities not be used to transport weapons to war zones, as the foundation for this coordinated action.
- Estimates from an international coalition of dockworkers' unions suggest the strike could disrupt over 40% of Mediterranean cargo and snarl over $2 billion worth of freight.
- While major European hubs like Piraeus and Genoa prepare for stoppages, US-based participation remains limited to select groups of workers in Oakland and San Francisco.
- Past dockworkers' strikes have secured bread-and-butter gains, such as the 1913 Philadelphia strike, while recent actions have frequently targeted arms shipments bound for Israel and US military bases.
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