Gov. Ron DeSantis orders National Guard to end longshoremen’s strike over hurricane disaster
Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced an order to deploy the National Guard to end a damaging union strike at Gulf Coast ports. “It is unacceptable for the Biden-Harris Administration to allow people to be harmed by supply chain disruptions.” Mr. DeSantis made the announcement Thursday, just two days after the International Longshoremen's Association launched […]
Port strike grinds coffee shipments to a halt at East and Gulf Coast ports
John DeCicco Jr., CEO of DeCicco & Sons, details the impact of the longshoremen's strike on his company as it prepares for fruit shortages. The strike currently in progress is Unionized longshoremen The unloading of imported coffee has been suspended at Eastern and Gulf ports, tightening supplies for coffee drinkers in the United States, the […]
Container ships back up at US ports amid dockworkers strike
At least 45 container ships anchored outside U.S. ports Thursday as a major strike by longshoremen stretching from Maine to Texas entered its third day. By late Wednesday, container ships were forming long lines along East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, unable to unload cargo as longshoremen picketed and struck, according to Everstream Analytics. Last […]
NYC Costco shoppers empty shelves in panic over port strike
A longshoremen's strike that has shut down dozens of ports on the East Coast and Gulf Coast has led to shortages of toilet paper and paper towels at Costco on Staten Island, despite experts' claims that paper products are not affected by the strike. There are reports of panic buying. Video footage Wednesday showed vast […]
U.S. Port Congestion Builds as Dockworker Strike Enters Third Day
Lines of container ships continued to form outside major U.S. ports on Thursday as the first longshoremen's strike in nearly 50 years entered its third day. The chokepoint threatens shortages of everything from bananas to car parts and is expected to widen in the coming days unless a solution is found. Reuters report Negotiations between […]
US port strike: GM, Walmart, LG top importers at impacted ports
John Cassimitidis, chairman and CEO of United Refining Company and Red Apple Group, discusses Mr. Biden's non-intervention in the port strike and how it fuels inflation. , explain what will increase the price of food and oil. An ongoing longshore union strike has shut down several ports on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast […]
Port strike: distilled spirits exports and imports at risk says trade group
John Cassimitidis, chairman and CEO of United Refining Company and Red Apple Group, discusses Mr. Biden's non-intervention in the port strike and how it fuels inflation. , explain what will increase the price of food and oil. The industry group said the spirits industry and its consumers were facing the effects of the longshoremen's strike […]
Biden backs dockworkers in labor strike, urges ‘fair contract’
President Biden on Tuesday night stood by longshoremen's unions and pressed U.S. port employers to offer them “fair contracts” ahead of the second day of a historic port strike. About 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen's Association walked off the job Tuesday and picketed at ports stretching from Maine to Texas, fighting for new contracts […]
Coffee containers pile up at US ports as dockworkers strike
The unloading of hundreds of containers of imported coffee beans at East Coast ports has been halted due to a strike by dockers, exacerbating the supply crunch in the biggest coffee-drinking nation. Delays in the delivery of imported coffee to U.S. roasters and coffee chains have pushed up bean prices, which hit multi-year highs last […]
Fmr Labor Sec Warns Port Strike Could Cause ‘Extraordinary Consequences’ For Economy, May Lead To Court Action
Former Trump administration U.S. Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia said Wednesday on Fox News that the current port strike could have “extraordinary consequences” for the economy and that President Joe Biden may seek a court injunction. I warned you that there is. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) staged a strike early Tuesday, affecting 14 major ports […]