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The first East Coast port strike since 1977 shut down 36 ports from Maine to Texas on Tuesday. If dockworkers and port companies don’t strike a labor deal quickly, supply chain experts say ...
A Looming Crisis. East Coast ports could shut down if roughly 45,000 dockworkers go through with plans for a strike, delaying the delivery of goods to retailers and potentially resulting in higher ...
What products will be affected by the port strike More than 75% of U.S. bananas arrive at ports handled by the International Longshoremen's Association, or ILA, according to the farm bureau.
A strike would effectively shut down three dozen locations at 14 port authorities along the East and Gulf coasts, causing shortages and driving up prices on a host of goods.
Virtually all bananas eaten in the United States are imported, and 1.2 million metric tons of bananas flow through the ILA-represented ports, with Port Wilmington in Delaware declaring itself ...
Factbox-Bananas, cars, and clothes: US port labor dispute threatens range of products Updated September 30, 2024 at 11:38 AM FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are stacked on a pier at the Red Hook ...
But the International Longshoremen’s Association — representing about 25,000 port workers on the East and Gulf coasts — went on strike when a contract expired at midnight Sept. 30.
Unlike bananas that may spoil if they have to take a longer, more expensive route through the West Coast due to the strike, South Carolina’s main exports or vehicles, tires and agricultural ...