FOX 10 Phoenix | Port strike sparks COVID-like panic buying again @Fox10Phoenix | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 days ago.
It's Day 2 of the port strike as over 40,000 dockworkers are asking for more pay and protection against automation.
The union already has support from President Biden and now has support from truckers who would haul the cargo on the road once its unloaded from the docks.
These truck drivers could also be out of a job once final deliveries are made from what's already at the docks, but they were seen honking their horns as they drove past picket lines.
While we still don't know how long this strike could last, we do know how much it could hurt the economy if it takes too long.
"Winter is not typically the growing season in the U.S. so if this prolongs a month, two months, three months, be prepared to see prices relatively higher at the grocery store," says Ryan Sunderlin of Buys Imported Produce.
About 120 ships are on their way to the East Coast with nobody to dock them or offload their cargo.
Outside of New York and New Jersey ports, several ships have already dropped anchor waiting for the strike to end.
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It's Day 2 of the port strike as over 40,000 dockworkers are asking for more pay and protection against automation.
The union already has support from President Biden and now has support from truckers who would haul the cargo on the road once its unloaded from the docks.
These truck drivers could also be out of a job once final deliveries are made from what's already at the docks, but they were seen honking their horns as they drove past picket lines.
While we still don't know how long this strike could last, we do know how much it could hurt the economy if it takes too long.
"Winter is not typically the growing season in the U.S. so if this prolongs a month, two months, three months, be prepared to see prices relatively higher at the grocery store," says Ryan Sunderlin of Buys Imported Produce.
About 120 ships are on their way to the East Coast with nobody to dock them or offload their cargo.
Outside of New York and New Jersey ports, several ships have already dropped anchor waiting for the strike to end.
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#fox10phoenix #news #us #panicbuying #shopping #biden
FOX 10 Phoenix delivers breaking news, live events, politics, entertainment, business news and local stories from Phoenix, Arizona and across the nation.
Watch more FOX 10 Phoenix on YouTube:
Arizona headlines: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjk-Nxa5HqPtshEuaekDdk3dtuBkjdJbJ
National headlines: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjk-Nxa5HqPtq-kkrH0cQ3ZIYpLj5MGVT
Raw footage: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjk-Nxa5HqPt6sLbUHtU-fjr-RTh8O_ct
