Dockworkers at more than 100 ports worldwide strike against arms shipments
More than 25 unions backing the action say a one-day delay could cost $43 million in lost profit, organizers said.
- 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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"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…
The general secretary of the CC of the KKE, Dimitris Koutsoubas, who attended the rally, pointed out that “today in 113 ports, in 22 countries and on 5 continents, dock workers are on strike! They are sending a resounding message everywhere” The post Simultaneous strike in 113 ports and 22 countries – Mobilization in progress in Piraeus appeared first on in.gr.
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...
111 ports around the world have announced a boycott of military cargo
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Support the international dockworkers’ action! Build a European general strike against war and austerity!
The Socialist Equality Parties in Europe welcome and support the international day of action by dock and port workers on Friday, October 30, against war, genocide and militarisation.
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