Last week, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) unanimously supported a potential strike at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports unless a new contract with employers is secured by October 1. The current Master Contract expires on September 30, and a strike could disrupt operations at six of the top ten U.S. container ports. It could result not only in impacting over half of the nation’s inbound containers but also in posing risks to the holiday season’s supply chain. While the Biden administration has stayed out of these negotiations so far, like a move last used in 2002, invoking the Taft-Hartley Act to address the situation might be considered.
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Source: Freightwaves
