Why port workers are on strike and how it could impact South Florida

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 after negotiations on a new six-year contract stalled. But what do the longshoremen want, and how could the strike impact South Florida? We break it down.

Full story: https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/why-dockworkers-are-on-strike-and-how-it-could-impact-south-florida/3432286/

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