Axios
It’s increasingly likely that thousands of dockworkers at major ports along the East and Gulf coasts will strike on Oct. 1, those close to the parties tell Axios.
Americans would feel this one. A strike would snarl the economy and presidential politics only weeks before the election.
If it lasts longer than just a few days, a strike raises the prospect of product shortages and higher prices along the lines of the supply chain crisis of 2021 — just in time for the holiday shopping season.
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