Workers at ports in the eastern United States, including New York, went on strike. This is the first large-scale strike in about half a century, and there are concerns about the impact it will have on logistics.

On the 1st, the union of longshoremen working at ports in the eastern United States went on strike due to failure to reach an agreement on wage increases with management.

According to Reuters and other sources, this is the first large-scale strike in about half a century, affecting 36 ports in New York and other areas, and the economic loss per day is 4.5 billion dollars (approximately 650 billion yen in Japanese yen). I think there is a possibility that it will rise.

Management has offered a wage increase of approximately 50% over the next six years, but the union says it will “fight as long as necessary,” pointing out that it could lead to logistics disruption and future inflation. I am.

Source: Japanese