9.30.2024

To quote Dorothy Parker…

what fresh hell is this?

A Dockworkers Walkout Would Close Ports From Maine to Texas and Slam the U.S. Economy

Trade groups representing hundreds of retailers and manufacturers from Walmart and Target to Caterpillar and General Motors have appealed to the Biden administration to intervene, warning a shutdown could hobble businesses and trigger renewed inflation during the busy holiday shopping season.

Also, it goes (apparently) without saying, a busy election season.

International Longshoremen’s Association wants a 77% pay increase.

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