Auto Industry Groups Fear Impact of US Port Strike

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The U.S. auto industry is urging action by the White House after dockworkers at dozens of ports along the U.S. East and Gulf coasts went on strike for the first time in decades, saying that protracted labor action could cause shortages and supply-chain problems.
“More than four million Americans working in the auto care industry count on the steady flow of automotive parts and products through our ports each day to do their jobs,” said the Auto Care Association trade group’s president, Bill Hanvey, in a statement.
“Each day that this strike continues, not only does our industry lose out on hundreds of millions of dollars in business but the nearly 300 million Americans who drive are more at risk on the road as access to service and repair of their vehicles diminishes,” he added. “We are calling on the Biden administration to take all possible and appropriate steps to facilitate a resolution between the two parties so that Americans across the country can get back to work safely.”…

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