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Biden urges port operators to increase wages after 45,000 workers go on strike

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About 45,000 port workers began walking off the job after contracts expired at midnight .

36 ports along the east and Gulf coasts affected, with half of the nation's ocean shipping.

Talks over a new contract between the ILA and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have broken down.

The union is seeking raises of 77% over the six-year contract, to a top rate of $ 69 an hour by 2030 .