Universal Cargo’s International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) strike watch continues….

Shippers dread an ILA strike, which would shut down ports all along the East and Gulf Coasts, massively disrupting supply chains. That wouldn’t just be bad for businesses that import or export goods. It would also be an enormous blow to the economy, likely measured in billions of dollars in damage per day. Thus, the country’s leaders, all the way up to America’s president, often must get involved when negotiations turn sour and labor action becomes a factor….

But politician involvement is where the current ILA contract situation has taken unorthodox turns….

Find out all about them by reading the full post in Universal Cargo’s ILA Strike Watch blog.