How the dockworker strike could impact the Philadelphia region
With the first dockworker strike on the east coast in almost 50 years now underway, experts and consumers in the Philadelphia area and beyond are preparing for the possible impact.
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With the first dockworker strike on the east coast in almost 50 years now underway, experts and consumers in the Philadelphia area and beyond are preparing for the possible impact.
The dock workers’ strike could mean big wage gains but could further disrupt the fragile supply chain.
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