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Strike Shuts Eastern US and Gulf Ports, Threatening Economy

Dockworkers across the US East and Gulf coasts have launched a historic strike for the first time in nearly 50 years, disrupting operations at 36 major ports and potentially causing an economic loss of up to $4.5 billion daily.
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The 36 affected ports have the combined capacity to handle as much as half of all US trade volumes. (Shutterstock)
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Dockworkers walked out of every major port on the US East and Gulf coasts for the first time in nearly 50 years, staging a strike that could ripple across the world’s largest economy and cause political turmoil just weeks before the presidential election.

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