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The US could see shortages and higher retail prices if a dockworkers strike drags on

Yet on top of the cost of storing goods for longer, retailers will have a hard time replenishing their inventory should the strike drag on, and as Gold pointed out, carriers are already announcing surcharges on shipped containers due to potential disruptions.

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Thousands of dockworkers from Maine to Texas strike for better wages, automation protections

Tens of thousands of dockworkers from ports spanning Maine to Texas walked off the job early Tuesday as they went on strike, demanding better wages and protections against automation. The strike comes as the contract between the International Longshoremen's Association union and U.

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Dockworkers from Maine to Texas go on strike in move that could spark economic doom

For the first time since 1977, 36 ports stretching from strategic seaboard locations as far north as Maine and as far south as Texas – all of which handle an aggregate $3 trillion in the country’s annual international trade – will be idle due to a work stoppage.

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Dockworkers’ Strike from Maine to Texas Threatens Supply Chain Stability in U.S. Virgin Islands and Wider Caribbean

Dockworkers from Maine to Texas initiated a strike early Tuesday following unsuccessful negotiations over wages and ...

Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas, including NY, go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages

Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas have started walking picket lines in a strike over wages and automation that could ...

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'Don’t Panic': What VA Consumers Need To Know About Dockworkers Strike

Dockworkers in Virginia are among 45,000 who went on strike Tuesday for the first time in decades, effectively shutting down ports from Maine to Texas, where about half of U.S. imports are processed, ...

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Biden could invoke a 1947 law to try to suspend the dockworkers’ strike. Here’s how

Some manufacturers and retailers are urging President Joe Biden to invoke a 1947 law as a way to suspend a strike by 45,000 ...

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