As Dockworkers Near Contract’s End, Many Others Have a Stake West Coast longshoremen and port operators say they’re determined to reach an agreement, but truckers and retailers relying on cargo are uneasy.
New Supply Chain Risk: 22,000 Dockworkers Who May Soon Strike With the contract of union workers at West Coast ports nearing expiration, the prospect of a labor impasse threatens another shock to the global economy.