Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association walked out for the first time since 1977 in a standoff over wages, benefits and job security. Ports, Strikes, Labor and Jobs, United States Economy, Wages and Salaries, Organized Labor, International Longshoremen’s Assn, United States Maritime Alliance, Ships and Shipping, Biden, Joseph R Jr, Gulf Coast (US), East Coast (US), Labor-Management Relations Act of ’47 (Taft-Hartley Act) Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association walked out for the first time since 1977 in a standoff over wages, benefits and job security. NYT > Business