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The strike may impact supply. Pennsylvania's ports handle wintertime fruits and vegetables, paper towels, furniture and other items. ... Longshoremen's strike hits South Jersey-Philadelphia ports ...
The United States Chamber of Commerce insisted that Biden take action to stop the strike, recalling the negative impact supply chain delays and shortages caused to the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic early in Biden's presidency. [8] Republican lawmakers and business groups urged Biden to apply the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act to end the strike.
Longshoremen are on strike, shutting down East, Gulf ports. Economic losses of $5 billion per day can mean shortages, inflation and layoffs.
It is unclear when the strike could end, but its impact on the U.S. economy, where some economists estimate the labor stoppage potentially costing up to $5 billio n a day as imports and exports ...
The strike, experts said, will affect imported goods such as seafood, electronics, pharmaceuticals, cars and auto parts, ... Port strike: What do picketing Longshoremen want?
The massive port workers' strike that has shut down all the major dockyards on the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. and the Gulf coast is highlighting a fear held by many workers: Eventually, we will ...
The ports handle about half the ocean imports in the U.S. Varying estimates say the strike encompasses 25,000 to 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association. All told, the ILA ...
Tuesday the White House brushed off concerns a prolonged strike could impact supply chains and increase already high consumer costs. The strike impacts 36 ports and billions in trade transported ...