Longshoremen began unloading a variety of cargo Sunday morning at the Maher and APM container terminals along Newark Bay in Elizabeth, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said. Several ships were expected at the two terminals today, said the Port Authority.
Jim McNamara, a spokesman for the ILA, said it wasn’t just wages at stake.
“The members were anxious to get back to work not only for their own employment, but to get things back to normal,” McNamara said. “Commerce is moving again, and that’s very important for everybody, and we’re anxious to be part of that.”