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Dockworkers strike may cause food inflation, Christmas holiday shortages for US consumers

A strike by longshoremen at more than a dozen locations in the eastern United States threatens to reignite food inflation in the coming weeks, potentially leading to shortages of toys and Christmas trees just as the holiday season begins. About 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen's Association walked off the job Tuesday and picketed ports […]

Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages

Longshoremen from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation. If the strike continues for more than a few weeks, inflation could reignite and shortages could arise. The contract between the port and some 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen's Association expired at midnight, and workers went […]

Teacher shortages improve, but not everywhere

The teacher shortage that began after the COVID-19 pandemic is easing, but large gaps remain on the ground as the new school term begins. While the recovery from the pandemic-induced teacher shortages is a silver lining for the teaching industry, experts say schools, especially low-income ones, are struggling to fill positions. “We’re pretty confident that […]

Energy Shortages and Inflation The New Norm as Refinery Closures Outpace Construction

As the world has become impassioned with increasing its electricity generation from wind turbines and solar panels from breezes and sunshine, the world is silently slipping into a future of shortages and inflation as society’s demands for all the products and fuels manufactured from crude oil are exceeding the supply available from the dwindling number […]

Truckers Prepare Roadblocks, General Strike to Protest Fuel Shortages in Bolivia

Bolivian truck drivers and local transport organisations have called for an indefinite strike at large transport companies next week in protest against the government of socialist President Luis Arce and continuing shortages of diesel fuel and foreign currency. The indefinite strike, due to begin on Monday, June 17, will include country-wide road blockades and border […]

Drug shortages plague patients. There’s a solution

From 1968 to 2020, people experienced a remarkable increase in life expectancy, from 70 to 78 years. Much of that was due to advances in drugs and vaccines, many of which are now unavailable because of shortages. According to the University of Utah Drug Information Service, in the first quarter of 2024, a total of 323 drugs were […]

Russia Destroys Major Ukrainian Power Plant, Power Shortages Expected

Russia appears to be stepping up its campaign to take power away from Ukraine, launching a series of major missile and drone attacks against critical infrastructure this week, completely destroying a large power plant. The Trypilska coal and gas power plant was “completely destroyed” in an overnight missile attack on Thursday, according to Ukrainian state […]