Port strikes begin in Florida as workers protest wages, automation

Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on more than a few weeks.

The union strike, including at PortMiami and Port Everglades, began early Tuesday, after negotiations on a new six-year contract stalled.

Full story: https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/workers-strike-at-portmiami-port-everglades-and-across-the-country/3431885/

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