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Carola Guerrero De León

U.S. Port Strike Set To Start Tuesday Threatens To Cause Nationwide Shortages and Worsen Inflation

Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Newark. The port terminals in New Jersey and Staten Island are the busiest port terminals on the East Coast. (Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A strike by dockworkers at key U.S. ports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico is set to begin Tuesday after failed negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX). This labor dispute threatens to disrupt national supply chains, delay shipments, and worsen inflation just ahead of the holiday season.

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