Labor talks, covering 22,400 dockworkers, are expected to begin in the coming months. While no formal start dates have been shared, U.S. importers are already starting to reset their supply chains to avoid disruptions.
This year’s talks will take place as dozens of ships are already backed up in the Pacific Ocean because of pandemic-triggered supply-chain congestion.
“Small to medium-size importers, which tend to book cargo last-minute rather than on long-term contracts, say they have contingency plans, but will wait and see how bad any disruption might be.”
Logistics operators are pulling holiday-season orders early to make sure they get into domestic networks.
For more information on this, please see the Wall Street Journal article here.
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