University of South Alabama: Supply Chain to Bend, Not Break, With Dockworkers' Strike
October 04, 2024
October 04, 2024
MOBILE, Alabama, Oct. 4 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release:
Approximately 45,000 dockworkers at 36 ports from Maine to Texas, including at the Port of Mobile, walked off the job this week -- the first time members of the International Longshoremen's Association have gone on strike in nearly a half century.
The work stoppage, depending on how long, could lead to supply shortages and higher prices. Dr. Peter Simonson, assistant professor . . .
Approximately 45,000 dockworkers at 36 ports from Maine to Texas, including at the Port of Mobile, walked off the job this week -- the first time members of the International Longshoremen's Association have gone on strike in nearly a half century.
The work stoppage, depending on how long, could lead to supply shortages and higher prices. Dr. Peter Simonson, assistant professor . . .