Dockworkers on the Verge of a Major Strike, Would Affect Everything From Medicine to Holiday Gifts

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A dockworkers strike could shut down East and Gulf ports. Will it affect holiday shopping?

U.S. ports from Maine to Texas could shut down if a union representing 45,000 dockworkers carries through with a threatened strike early Tuesday

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With ports strike imminent on East Coast, Gulf, truckers, rails are scrambling to move billions in cargo before midnight shutdown

Based on prior port strikes, ocean carriers normally profit from soaring freight rates based on demand for other ports as well as detention and demurrage fees on containers stranded during a ports shutdown.

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Here’s Everything You Need To Know About A Potential Dockworkers Strike

Presidents have the authority to block strikes that could pose national security problems, but the White House is adamant that Biden will not intervene.

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Disruption looms at East Coast ports as longshoremen prepare to strike

Longshoremen at ports from New England to Texas are set to strike early Tuesday. A strike would be the biggest disruption to the flow of goods in and out of the country since the height of the pandemic. Each day a strike lasts could cost the U.S. economy up to $1 billion, according to analysts.

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Expect shortages of bananas, booze, chocolate and cherries if there’s a long port strike

Longshore workers at East and Gulf Coast ports could go on strike Tuesday. That could choke off supplies of many popular products that flow over those docks. It doesn’t make economic sense to ship many of the goods that come into East Coast ports by alternative ports of entry.

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US retailers brace for potential pain from a longshoremen's strike

Dockworkers' strike threatens to close ports on the East and Gulf coasts. The National Tree Company is an importer of artificial Christmas trees. The company already has stockpiled or delivered most of the roughly 2 million trees it sells each year. If a strike were to keep ports closed until, say, November, about 150,000 trees might not arrive in time.

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Brown bananas, crowded ports, empty shelves: What to expect if there’s a big dockworkers strike in the US

The availability of labor is essential in each link of the supply chain. 90% of all internationally traded products are carried by ships at some point. For U.S. ports, there were many bouts of congestion. Demand for goods that were either more or less popular than they would normally be became volatile.

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Why workers plan to strike at ports across U.S. East — and how it could cause consumer chaos

45,000 longshoremen could walk off the job Tuesday over contract negotiations. The strike could hit 36 ports that handle about one-half of U.S. ocean imports. It could affect the availability of a range of goods shipped via container, while creating weeks-long backlogs at ports.

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Here’s What to Know About the Looming Port Strike

Contract between U.S. Maritime Alliance and dockworkers is set to expire on Monday. It would be the first such walkout at all these ports since 1977. The union and the federal government are at an impasse over wage increases. The strike would affect nearly all of the nation's major ports.

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Businesses, Lawmakers, Industry Groups Sound Alarm as Port Strike Looms

(The Epoch Times)—As the threat of a port strike looms over the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts, warnings from industry

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How a U.S. Port Strike Could Affect You

A potential strike could shut 14 shipping ports that handled 68% of all containerized U.S. imports last year. Shipping delays and supply shortages could ensue, reigniting inflation and disappointing holiday shoppers. A dockworkers strike might be influential enough to alter the Federal Reserve's rate-cut path. The International Longshoremen's Association, a union representing 85,000 dockworkers, plan to strike Tuesday.

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Port Strike Set To Start Tuesday Threatens To Cause Nationwide Shortages and Worsen Inflation

A strike by dockworkers at key U.S. ports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico is set to begin Tuesday. This labor dispute threatens to disrupt national supply chains, delay shipments, and worsen inflation. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) represents around 85,000 dockworkers.

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Expect shortages of bananas, booze, chocolate and cherries if there's a long port strike

LONGSHOREMAN ANTHONY NGUYEN: A STRIKE WOULD COST THE STATE $15 MILLION A DAY. Nguyen: I THINK THAT ONCE WE EXHAUST OUR SAVINGS, I MEAN, WE DON’t KNOW WHAT THE NEXT MOVE IS GOING TO BE.

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