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Dockworkers pause strike after Biden administration’s appeal to patriotism hits the mark

  • Written by Anna Nagurney, Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies, UMass Amherst
Dockworkers pause strike after Biden administration’s appeal to patriotism hits the markPort Everglades dockworkers walk a picket line while on strike on Oct. 3, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.Joe Raedle/Getty Images

A dockworkers strike that froze operations at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports for 2½ days was paused on Oct. 3, 2024. The Conversation U.S. asked Anna Nagurney, a scholar of supply chains, to assess the extent of...

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