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Strike Shuts Eastern US and Gulf Ports, Threatening Economy

  • Union head vows to stay on strike ‘as long as necessary’
  • Container cargo, car shipments through ports come to a halt

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WATCH: A historic dockworker strike has started. Source: Bloomberg

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Dockworkers walked out of every major port on the US East and Gulf coasts for the first time in nearly 50 years, staging a strike that could ripple across the world’s largest economy and cause political turmoil just weeks before the presidential election.