Striking longshoremen on the East Coast remain silent when asked if they support Kamala Harris

Vice President Kamala Harris has pledged her support to striking longshoremen, but the endorsement may not be reciprocated when it comes to her bid for the White House.

On the third day of a strike at a port in Newark, New Jersey, FOX Business' Jeff Flock was met with silence when he asked the group of longshoremen whether they supported Harris.

“I don’t have any hands,” Flock told “Mornings with Maria” on Thursday while waving through the crowd.

One man said it was “nobody's business,” but the lack of enthusiasm for the Democratic presidential candidate was clear among the striking union members.

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In a statement on Wednesday, Harris said: “This strike is about fairness. Foreign shipping companies have made record profits and executive compensation has increased.”

International Longshoreman Association President Harold J. Daggett, who is leading the strike at East and Gulf Coast ports, recently drew criticism after it was revealed that he took home more than $900,000 last year .

Despite the negative spotlight, union members continue to support their union leader.

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“It’s for us. He fights for us. He fights for our rights. He’s fighting to stop automation,” longshoreman Maria Flechas told FOX Business.

The 25-year-old crane operator continued, arguing that her colleagues “don’t want automation.”

“We have worked here all our lives. We want our children to work here. It's a great job. We work 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We are the heartbeat of America,” Flechas emphasized.

US BUYERS are starting to stock up on essentials as port strikes put pressure on prices “higher than ever”.

Flechas continued to refute claims that dock workers earn too much money.

“You know we miss it as much as you miss it at home. We don't have cups, we don't have paper, we don't have this. We don't have the other one. But we have it.” “We are fighting here for what you need,” she emphasized.

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FOX Business' Taylor Penley and Breck Dumas contributed to this report.