Dockworkers at more than 100 ports worldwide strike against arms shipments
Unions say the walkout could disrupt 40% of Mediterranean cargo and block more than $2 billion in freight tied to arms shipments.
- 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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Dockworkers stage international strikes to denounce arms shipments and demand better conditions – WTOP News
PARIS (AP) — Dockworkers in Europe and beyond were staging strikes on Friday as part of an international campaign against arms shipments and to demand better working conditions, unions said. Unions in France, Italy, Greece, Spain, Turkey and Morocco issued a joint call to demand an end to the wars in the Middle East, including...
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PARIS (AP) — Dockworkers in Europe and beyond were staging strikes on Friday as part of an international campaign against arms shipments and to demand better working conditions, unions said. Unions in France, Italy, Greece, Spain, Turkey
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Dockworkers stage international strikes to denounce arms shipments and demand better conditions
PARIS (AP) — Dockworkers in Europe and beyond were staging strikes on Friday as part of an international campaign against arms shipments and to demand better working conditions, unions said.
"Today, in 113 ports, in 22 countries and on 5 continents, dockworkers are on strike!" declared Dimitris Koutsoumbas from Piraeus. The dockworkers are sending a resounding message everywhere: "We are not working for their war! We demand ports of peace, of the peoples and not bases and strongholds of the imperialists". We are on their side, the people, the youth, all peoples. "Proletarians of all countries, unite!" This is today's slogan," decla…
Port workers from 22 countries enter on Friday strike, protesting against the war and the use of ports for arms export, and organizers estimate that action could be taken to...
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