Biden Backs ILA Strikers Warning Shippers on Price Spikes

For the first time in almost fifty years, the Port of New York and New Jersey is largely idle thanks to a large-scale strike by the North Bergen based International Longshoremen’s Association. The walkout extends from the ports of Maine and Texas.

According to the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) “the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) continues to block the path toward a settlement on a new Master Contract by refusing ILA’s demands for a fair and decent contract and seems intent on causing a strike at all ports from Maine to Texas.” USMX  is a trade group that represents management and the shippers including global multinationals giants like Hapag Lloyd and Maersk.

USMX had asked President Biden to invoke the […].

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