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Life has come to a standstill across the once-busy ports extending from Maine to Texas. The shuffle of busy feet and tired hands has been replaced by a silence that suggests that something is not quite right. The reason for the shift is evident—U.S. dockworkers are officially on strike, protesting in favor of their right to better wages. Around 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) are participating in the port workers’ strike after their existing contract expired on Tuesday.
The disruption of business from the port strike is expected to have far-reaching effects if the authorities are unable