The US could see shortages and higher retail prices if a dockworkers strike drags on
U.S. ports from Maine to Texas are closed due to a strike by the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers
By MAE ANDERSON and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
Published - Oct 01, 2024, 06:24 PM ET
Last Updated - Oct 01, 2024, 06:24 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. ports from Maine to Texas shut down Tuesday when the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for the first time since 1977.
Workers began walking picket lines early Tuesday, picketing near ports all along the East Coast. Workers outside the Port of Philadelphia walked in a circle and chanted, “No work without a fair contract.”
A lengthy shutdown could raise prices on goods around the country and potentially cause shortages and price increases at big and small retailers alike as the holiday shopping season — along with a tight presidential election — approaches.
