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US East and Gulf Coast Ports Face Shutdown as Union Announces Intent to Strike
Upcoming east coast port strike: ILA announces plans for a widespread strike at Atlantic and Gulf ports, impacting trade and supply chains.
With just 36 hours remaining before the expiration of the current ILA-USMX contract, negotiations between the ILA and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have reached an impasse. The strike also comes at a particularly challenging time for ocean supply chains, which have already faced significant disruptions in 2024 due to conflicts in the Red Sea, drought in the Panama Canal, and the Baltimore bridge collapse. Despite the high stakes, the Biden administration has indicated that the president does not plan to invoke the Taft-Hartley Act, a federal law that allows presidential intervention in labor disputes that create a national emergency.
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