More than 1,000 longshoremen have walked off the job at ports in New York and New Jersey, putting ship unloading at a standstill.The walkout began at about 11 a.m. Friday. It wasn't immediately clear what prompted the action.No ships were being unloaded and no trucks were being allowed to enter the port.
http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2016/01/longshoremen-strike-ports-new-york-and-new-jersey
What affect on railroads?
From what I've read on www.northjersey.com and www.nj.com it seems to have caused quite a bit of disruption in the trucking industry, railroads weren't mentioned.
At any rate, this was a "wildcat" strike which I believe has ended.
Sounds like the union was just trying to get someone's attention.
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