How Longshoreman Strike Can Really Plague You In Utah

Strike at Eastern Ports Could Disrupt Supply Chains 

The International Longshoreman’s Association has decided to strike and it’s 45,000 workers have walked off the job to the picket lines. These are the people that bring goods off the ships at the ports on the east coast and the in the gulf so they can be trucked across the country.  

The longer the two sides take to hammer out a deal, the more the supply chain will slow down. We all became more familiar with supply chain problems during the pandemic when it was hard to find certain goods. It also took a long time to smooth out those problems. 

What Will It Look Like in Utah? 

If the strike continues and goods that need to be shipped across the country turn to a trickle, expect trucking companies and warehouses to slow down. The west coast ports are not part of the strike, so it won’t stop completely, but it will be less. This will affect Utahns employed by trucking and rail companies. 

Should it continue for an extended time, we will begin to see a lack of items like bananas and car parts on the shelves. Should it go further into the fall, it will begin to make some Christmas gifts harder to come by like electronics and even decorations. 

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Our best hope is that they come to an agreement sooner than later. The Biden Administration could force them to the table, but in a tight election year, they won’t want to upset the unions. We will have hope for the best and try to prepare for the worst.