How a looming port workers strike may throw small businesses for a loop
Still recovering from two years of elevated inflation and COVID-19's broken supply chain, small businesses may soon face another crisis: port strikes.
Port strike poses threat to small businesses: 'Could very well just shut us down'
Unlike bigger brands, smaller companies are more likely to feel the effects of even slight disruptions, like the port strike, on their day-to-day operations.
What to Know: The East and Gulf Coast Ports Strike
Depending on how long the strike lasts, it could present a problem for Biden and, by extension, Harris, in the final weeks leading up to the 2024 presidential election.
Port strike freezes shipping on East Coast, threatening shortages
The strike is disrupting ports that handle more than half of U.S. trade in shipping containers, with the economic bite growing worse if the standoff drags on.
Port workers strike at East Coast, Gulf ports sparks fears of inflation and more shortages
East and Gulf coast port workers walked off the job at midnight after failing to agree to a new contract with the United States Maritime Alliance.
What Seattle-area residents can expect during East Coast port strike
On the East Coast, disruptions for all food and drink shipments such as bananas, coffee and alcohol from Europe are expected. Will Seattle feel the impact?
Strike by longshoremen shuts down ports on East and Gulf coasts
A strike by tens of thousands of longshoremen shut down ports from New England to Texas, threatening to interrupt the flow of many everyday items that Americans depend on. Wages and technology are among the key issues.
Port workers strike after wage proposal 'falls short' of union demands
"We could die." Talks between the International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime alliance broke down, triggering a massive strike.
Dockworker strike shuts down ports in the East, threatening big hit to the U.S. economy
The union representing thousands of dockworkers from Maine to Texas launched a strike over wages and the use of automation, shutting down major seaports.
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How VW Group of America is navigating through U.S. port strikes
Two of VW Group of America's ports, Baltimore and Jacksonville, Fla., are closed by the strike. Goel said VW can process ...
US shoppers start to 'stock up' on essentials as port strikes pressure prices to go 'higher than ever'
Some U.S. consumers have begun to "stock up as much" as possible, while others are "not prepared" for likely inventory ...
Who is Harold Daggett, the union boss behind the port strikes who fought Mafia ties?
Fiery union boss Harold Daggett has long cast himself as a staunch advocate for blue-collar workers, even as he has lived in ...
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Five things to know as the massive port strike enters its third day
A massive port strike along the East and Gulf Coasts that kicked off on Tuesday has the potential to become one of America’s most disruptive work stoppages in recent times. The demands of the nearly ...
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that ...
Port strikes could result in higher prices and inflation
There’s concern the strike could reignite inflation and cause shortages. And potentially costing the American economy billons of dollars.
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Why Biden Says He Won't Invoke Taft-Hartley in Port Strike
According to the Congressional Research Service, about half the time that presidents have invoked Section 206 of Taft-Hartley ...
Port strikes: Philadelphia dockworkers join thousands in standoffs along East, Gulf coasts
A strike that could bring higher prices and shortages of goods has begun at ports up and down the East Coast, and along the ...
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Port of Palm Beach not immediately impacted by ongoing dockworkers strike
The Port of Palm Beach is not expected to see immediate disruptions from the ongoing dockworkers' strike, but major Florida ports in Miami, Jacksonville, and Tampa will be affected.
Auto industry urges Biden to act in dockworkers strike
From Maine to Texas, dockworkers at 36 ports across the eastern U.S. are now on strike for the first time in decades.