BREAKING: Stock Up Now—East Coast Ports Have Shut Down Thanks to Biden-Harris

It will only take a matter of days for shelves to empty. Get your bananas, diapers, toilet paper and other staples now.

First Democrats slowed down the economy and revved up inflation. Now Kamala Harris and Joe Biden have shut it down for good—and Americans can’t imagine the cost.

The Port of Virginia, the second largest port on the east coast, is officially closed for business and the Harris-Biden administration refuses to do anything about it. The port shut down operations effective September 30, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. The rest of the east coast ports will swiftly follow.

The Harris-Biden administration could have prevented this walkout, but they refused to act. That decision will cause devastating consequences to businesses and families throughout America.

The Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (the unions for port workers) have failed to come to contract agreements. This walkout by the port workers could cost the American economy billions of dollars each day and the impacts could last months—if not years.

The Harris-Biden administration could invoke the Taft-Hartley Act, which would require the unions to remain at work for 80 days while negotiations continue. Biden said he won’t get involved despite acting in 2022 to force railroad workers to accept a deal and avoid a strike. It seems that it’s too close to an election and Biden doesn’t want unions to be mad at Democrats.

Biden and Harris may not win the dice roll on this one, though. Hundreds of trade organizations representing manufacturing, retail, farmers, restaurants, and more came together and sent a letter to Biden on September 17 asking him to step in. These trade groups revealed the devastation it would cause the supply chain and their businesses if the port workers were permitted to strike.

Unions are demanding an end to helpful technology used by companies to cut labor costs that ultimately benefit the consumer. Much of the technology they oppose has been in use for over a decade. The unions are also demanding massive wage hikes by as much as 77 percent. Currently, east coast longshoremen with 6 years’ experience earn $78,000 per year for a 40-hour week with 2 weeks off each year—nearly double the median income in Virginia ($42,000) and more than twice Pennsylvania’s median income of $37,000.

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Nor do these wages include overtime pay—which can put some longshoremen over $200,000 per year.

In addition to asking for the removal of automated jobs, the unions are demanding a $5 per hour increase each year for the next 6 years but management has proposed a $2.50 hourly raise for the same time period.  

Both exports and imports will be impacted. Bananas, coffee, cars, animal feed, lifesaving medications, cotton, soybeans, beef, eggs, and poultry are just a few products transported through East Coast ports.  

Don’t expect that Amazon delivery to be on time—if it’s delivered at all. You can thank the Biden-Harris administration for playing politics with the American economy.

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