The next 2 years are going to be hell.
Longshoremen on the West Coast have been causing slow-downs for the last several months, in anticipation of a new contract. It has caused havoc with commerce at West Coast Ports.
They know that ultimately, Obama and his crew have their backs, so they will raise hell to get what they want. Think United Kingdom in the 1970’s.
Yup. Gives the Gulf Coast ports and East coast ports some more business via the Panama Canal. I noticed at World Market here in Reno yesterday a notice at the cash register that stated “Due to “issues” at west coast ports, some items may not be available as advertised”. Maybe the refinery unions should have barked their demands when the prices were $4~/gal. Of course the state and feds are whining about the reduction in their “takings” now too. Not to worry though, we’ll end up paying in the end.
Accurate assessment.
Ironic that US long shore men are facilitating their own demise by labor pay demands, pricing themselves (US west coast ports) out of the market.
China is widening the Panama Canal and also building a parallel canal that will allow them to bypass Long Beach ports, and unload cargo directly in Texas.
Another example of idiot union thugs, yet again killing America one industry at a time...