Port strike in Boston would have "moderate" impact in Massachusetts, economist says
There are about 160 dockworkers in Boston and a strike could affect about 12,000 jobs in the area, including truck drivers, delivery workers and tugboat drivers. But, overall, the impact in Boston and Massachusetts would be "moderate," according to economist and Boston University professor Jay Zagorsky.
The longshoremen strike, affecting every major port on the East Coast and Gulf Coast, will potentially cost billions.
If about 45,000 union works from 36 ports from Boston to Houston walk off the job in strike, consumers will feel the impact.
Approximately 45,000 workers are expected to walk off the job at midnight from ports across the East and Gulf coasts.
The strike is expected to go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday and will halt operations at ports from Brownsville to Boston.
Officials at 14 ports along the US East and Gulf coasts were making last-minute preparations on Monday for a likely labor ...
A strike would impact 36 ports from Maine to the Gulf of Mexico, but none of Connecticut's three port cities are able to ...
Some 25,000 dockworkers at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports from Boston to Houston could strike as early as Tuesday. Chris ...
Time is running out to avoid a work stoppage at ports along the entire East and Gulf Coasts in what could become<a ...
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