US shippers avoid East Coast ports on risk of second strike

U.S. shippers are steering clear of East and Gulf Coast ports amid worries the 45,000 dockworkers at those trade hubs will go on strike again if their union leader does notland a new contract with employers by a Jan. 15 deadline. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) labor union and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) … Continue reading US shippers avoid East Coast ports on risk of second strike