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LoriQuaid on Nostr: On the dockworker strike: "Retailers, auto parts suppliers and produce importers had ...

On the dockworker strike:

"Retailers, auto parts suppliers and produce importers had hoped... that President Joe Biden would intervene and end the strike using the Taft-Hartley Act, which allows him to seek an 80-day cooling off period."

"But during an exchange with reporters on Sunday, Biden, who has worked to court union votes for Democrats, said 'no' when asked if he planned to intervene in the potential work stoppage."

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13910159/Port-crisis-dockworkers-strike-pay-sparking-fears-shelves-stripped-bare-prices-soar.html