The ILA union and the US Maritime Alliance have agreed to increase wages for the general contract and to postpone further strike until January. This is great news! At least the docks should be opening again for the next couple of months to keep the negotiations open especially while Christmas imports begin arriving. That does […]

Now that the dock workers are on strike, how long is it going to last? There’s no telling as of yet, but many are already wondering if shipments will be diverted to West Coast ports. Trucking rates and shipping rates are likely to go up. Will this cause inflation to rise? We’ll see how long

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