Tonight, there’s nothing happening at the Port of Mobile’s Container Terminal, as a nationwide strike grips the shipping industry.
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This coming after growing tensions between port workers and the United States Maritime Alliance over the increasing threat of automation and wages. President of the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 1410 Mark Bass said it’s the hard-working people that get the job done. Industry experts warning that a one-week strike could cost the U.S. economy more than $3.7 billion and could affect the import of bananas, coffee and more.
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