One day after dockworkers at 36 United States-based East and Gulf Coast ports, from Maine to Texas, officially walked off the job—when a deal between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) could not be struck by 12:00 AM ET on October 1—the National Retail Federation (NRF), in conjunction with more than 270 trade associations representing manufacturers, farmers and agribusinesses, wholesalers, retailers, restaurants, importers, exporters, distributors, transportation and logistics providers, and other supply chain stakeholders, penned a letter to President Biden, calling for the White House to intervene in an effort to bring the strike to an end.
Copied on the letter were various White House Cabinet members and officials, including: Copied on the letter were various White House Cabinet members and officials, including:
Julie Su, Acting Secretary, Department of Labor; Pete Buttigieg, Secretary, Departmen…