Lone Star Transportation based in Fort Worth said customers have called curious about options to navigate ports as workers strike along the East and Gulf Coasts.Tuesday morning more than 45,000 Union Longshoremen hit the picket lines at ports from Maine to Texas after contract negotiations for a pay raise and protection from automation fell flat.
He said since the union ports are closed, the strike will impact logistics and finances with moving goods around. Consumers won't likely feel the impact immediately, but if the strike lasts for days leading to weeks, people will notice, according to economists. Contract negotiations with the International Longshoreman's Association and United States Maritime Alliance, or USMX, which represents major ocean freight and port operators stalled. The union is pressing for a pay raise and a limit on automation at ports which could eliminate jobs.