How the looming port strike could impact truckers
Containers are moved at the Port of New York and New Jersey in Elizabeth, N.J., on June 30, 2021. (Seth Wenig/AP)
About 45,000 dock workers at ports from Maine to Texas are scheduled to walk off the job on Tuesday for the first time since 1977.
Contract negotiations have been stalled for months as longshoremen ask for more pay and a ban on automation that moves cargo. The strike would impact 36 ports and have ripple effects down the supply chain.
Host Peter O’Dowd speaks with Kendra Hems, president of the Trucking Association of New York, to learn more about how the trucking industry is responding.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
