In a social media post, the union's president Harold Daggett said the union was fighting for “the kind of wages we deserve.” In a statement on Monday, the union blamed the United States Maritime Alliance,

The bureaucracy has shut down the strike because it was having a powerful impact on corporate America. More significantly, the strike threatened to undermine American escalation of war in the Middle East and against Russia.

The walkout threatened to plunge the holiday shopping season into turmoil and become an issue in next month's presidential election.