President Biden won't invoke a national security law to intervene if East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers go on strike at the end of the month amid an impasse in negotiations.
President Biden doesn't plan to intervene to prevent a strike at ports on the East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico if dockworkers fail to negotiate a new labor contract before a deadline on Oct. 1, an administration official said Tuesday. The International Longshoremen's Association , which is negotiating on behalf of 45,000 dockworkers at three dozen U.S.
We support collective bargaining and believe it’s the best way for American workers and employers to come to agreement," a Biden administration official told FOX Business. "That’s why we encourage all parties to remain at the bargaining table and negotiate in good faith.
Last summer, the Biden administration sent acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to help broker a deal in a similar labor dispute involving the West Coast longshoremen's union and seaport employers after unions disrupted operations at some busy California ports. In that case, the two sides agreed to extend negotiations beyond their July 1, 2022, deadline because the COVID pandemic-related cargo boom was clogging critical supply chains and helping fuel inflation.
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