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predicted that it would take five days to resume normal port operations following a one-day long strike, and it would take until mid-November until port operation and supply chain slowdowns stopped after a one-week long strike. Economist Grace Zemmer estimated that the strike could cause a temporary loss of employment for over 100,000 people.
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losses, and $ 200 million in lost wages for the striking port workers. The research group further predicted that the losses per day would accelerate the longer the strike went on. J.P. Morgan estimated a higher $ 3.8 billion to $ 4.5 billion loss per day for the economy for the length of the strike,
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On the evening of 30 September, the eve of the strike, the U.S. Maritime
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port operations. Perishable items such as fruits and vegetables, on the other hand, were predicted to have immediate impacts on supply due to the strike-impacted ports working with large proportions of the United States' supplies (e.g. handling 75% of the U.S.'s supply of bananas).
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began to picket and demonstrate in a circle, chanting: “No work without a fair contract” next to a union truck bearing a message decrying the impact of automation on job security and workers' families. About fifty
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began systematically halting operations after 8:00 a.m. EST, closing the port gates for truck deliveries at noon, issuing orders for ships to leave the port by 1:00 p.m., and ceasing cargo work at 6 p.m.
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insisted that Biden take action to stop the strike, recalling the negative impact supply chain delays and shortages caused to the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic early in Biden's presidency.
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