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Port strike leads to panic-buying

Hosted on MSN · 2h

Panic buying is everywhere due to ongoing port strike. This Houston expert says it's unnecessary.

Some American consumers started panic buying products like toilet paper as dockworkers on Thursday entered their third day of a strike, the International Longshoremen's Association's first since 1977.

CNN on MSN · 1d

People are panic-buying toilet paper because of the port strike. There is no need for that

Toilet paper shortages in stores across America are giving folks nightmarish reminders of the pandemic era. But the lack of toilet paper isn’t a direct result of a major port strike Tuesday. It’s because of panic buying.

NBC New York · 5h

People are panic buying amid the port strike. There's no need, experts say

Experts call it completely unnecessary, yet some are apparently unable to resist the urge to panic-buy right now.

Port of Houston joins nationwide strike

Houston Chronicle · 1d

Port Houston strike is here. What does that mean for the Bayou City?

The affected ports handle roughly 43 percent of U.S. imports according to ITS Logistics, a supply chain and logistics company. In Houston, a prolonged strike could mean that the Bayport and Barbours Cut Gate container terminals would be closed indefinitely, freezing trade until the ILA and USMX come to an agreement.

Axios on MSN · 1d

Dockworkers strike at Port of Houston

Port of Houston dockworkers are on strike, joining thousands of unionized longshoremen along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts after the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) failed to reach a new labor contract agreement with the union.

Click2Houston · 1d

Port of Houston shut down as dock workers strike for fair contract, wages

Dozens of workers outside the Bayboard Container Terminal in Seabrook holding signs saying “NO WORK WITHOUT A FAIR CONTRACT” and “ILA WORKERS OVER MACHINES; DEFEND OUR JOBS AND RIGHTS.”

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Phoenicia Specialty Foods owner warns of potential shortages due to port strike

For a city as diverse as Houston, Phoenicia is the place where customers can find goods that remind them of home.

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Port strike could drive prices of food and other goods up

The dockworkers strike that's affecting ports from Boston to Houston is now in its third day with no deal in sight. CBS News ...

Plastics News13m

Resin exports, shipping, production all likely to feel effect of extended port strike

The ongoing dock strike by the International Longshoremen's Association could have a major impact on resin markets, ...

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One of Texas' largest liquor retailers says holiday supply could be impacted if port workers strike continues

If the workers here stay on the picket line for several weeks, one of Texas’ major liquor retailers says it could hurt them ...

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Hundreds of longshoremen picket at Port of Houston as historic strike gets underway

Dockworkers at the Port of Houston and 35 other ports began picketing just after midnight, calling for higher wages and a ban ...

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PHOTO COLLECTION: Port Strike

A passenger jet flies above Conley Container Terminal during a port strike, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Boston. (AP ...

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Thousands join picket line outside Port of Houston container terminal; union leaders hoping for a fair deal

Longshoremen gathered for the first day of a nationwide strike. Leaders of different unions are hoping that a fair deal is ...

Ikea, booze and bananas: Here's what a prolonged dock strike could pinch

While the strike itself involves around 45,000 workers across the ports, more than 105,000 others could temporarily lose ...

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