It seems as if this has been happening far too often during the Biden administration for some reason. Shipping and the distribution of goods around the country are being impacted because of a shutdown at multiple East Coast and Gulf Coast ports. We saw the same thing happening during the supply chain crunch of 2022 and 2023 on the west coast. But this shutdown isn’t being caused by a lack of goods flowing into the country. Dock workers at ports from Maine to Texas have gone on strike, leading to more lines of ships sitting at anchor, unable to discharge their freight. It’s the first time this has happened in nearly fifty years. So why isn’t this threat to national commerce being addressed? This is a question that needs to be taken to the Department of Transportation. (Reuters)
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he believed progress was being made in a port labor contract…
