NY, NJ longshoremen on strike for 2nd day despite court order; ships waiting to be unloaded

Longshoremen remain on strike in NJ and NY

NEWARK, N.J. — Longshoremen remain on strike at ports in New Jersey and New York despite a judge ordering them back to work.

New York Shipping Association spokeswoman Beverly Fedorko says the work stoppage entered its second day Wednesday.

Twelve ships waited to be unloaded in New York and New Jersey on Tuesday. Fedorko says passenger ship terminals on New York’s west side were not affected.

The association says the action by International Longshoremen’s Association members is related to a protest over the move of some work done by ILA workers in Camden to a non-ILA facility in Gloucester.

Florida-based Del Monte Fresh Produce said it decided to move operations because it needed more space.

Longshoremen said the company was trying to undercut the union.

(This version CORRECTS days.)