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They secured their first union contract in 2016.

In September, she took a leave of absence, which is allowed in her union contract, to help campaign for Harris.

Negotiations between longshore workers and the shipping industry are mired in impasse with the workers' union contract expired on September 30, all but guaranteeing a strike Tuesday that will halt activity at the busiest U.S. ports and disrupt an already fragile economy.

But because of long-standing provisions built into their union contract, Servin said, she and her colleagues have access to fans and cooling machines, and workers come together to make requests, such as asking the company to repair a broken ice maker.

They are voting on Friday on whether to authorize a strike, days before union contract negotiations for workers are set to resume.