US port officials gird for strike as labor talks stay stuck

US port officials gird for strike as labor talks stay stuck …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>

A container ship departs the Port of Newark for the Atlantic Ocean on September 30, 2024 seen from New York City ahead of an expected labor strike.
Photo: SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP
Source: AFP

Officials at 14 ports along the US East and Gulf coasts were making last-minute preparations on Monday for a likely labor strike that could drag on the US economy just ahead of a presidential election.

With contract talks stalled between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the business group United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), tens…

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