The US could see shortages and higher retail prices if a dockworkers strike drags on
U.S. ports from Maine to Texas could shut down if a union representing about 45,000 dockworkers carries through with a threatened strike early Tuesday.
Did the ports go on strike? Port of Houston among impacted ports from Texas to Maine
Port of Houston dockworkers have joined the nearly 50,000 striking from Texas to Maine. ILA union demands fair wages, automation ban in new contract.
Dockworkers' Strike Could Cost the Economy $4.5B Per Day—and Rekindle Inflation
Key Takeaways International Longshoremen’s Association members walked out on 14 ports from New England to Texas this week, which could cost the U.S. economy up to $4.5 billion each day.The dockworker's strike could close off ports that handle more than 68% of America's imports.
Dockworkers may have the negotiating advantage in their strike against US ports
Workers began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation even though progress had been reported in contract talks.
Dockworkers' strike could push up prices and cause shortages if it lasts for weeks
From Maine to Texas, dockworkers at 36 ports across the eastern United States are on strike for the first time in decades, a work stoppage that could snarl supply chains and cause shortages and higher prices if it stretches on for more than a few weeks.
Dockworkers go on a strike that could cause shortages and higher prices
From Maine to Texas, dockworkers at 36 ports across the eastern U.S. are now on strike for the first time in decades. And the work stoppage could snarl supply chains — leading to shortages and higher prices if it stretches on for more than a few weeks.
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages
The strike affecting 36 ports is the first by the union since 1977. The strike will likely have an almost immediate impact on supplies of perishable imports like bananas, for example.
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Here's what the port strike means for Ports of LA, Long Beach
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