A U.S. port shutdown is nearing. The impact on Canada could be ‘severe’ – National

Canadian businesses are nervously bracing for the impacts of a fast-approaching dockworkers strike at U.S. East Coast ports that could cripple continental supply chains — a situation that could become even worse if the labour disruptions spread north. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which represents roughly 45,000 dockworkers at 36 seaports from Texas to Maine,…

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A U.S. port strike looms, and it would be ‘devastating’ for supply chains – National

Hot on the heels of a Canada-wide rail shutdown, a potential strike at U.S. seaports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico is threatening to further disrupt supply chains. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which represents roughly 45,000 dockworkers at three dozen seaports from Texas to Maine, have threatened to walk off the job on…

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