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Dockworkers strike at the Bayport Container Terminal in Seabrook, Texas, on October 1, 2024. Officials at 14 ports along the US East and Gulf Coasts were making last-minute preparations on September 30 for a likely labor strike that could drag on the US economy just ahead of a presidential election -- despite last-minute talks. (Photo by Mark Felix / AFP) (Photo by MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images)

Dockworkers From Maine To Texas Begin Strike That Could Have Lasting Impact On Economy

Dockworkers stretching all the way from the East and Gulf coasts went on strike after midnight on Tuesday, which could greatly cause an increase to inflation and cause production shortages for the start of the holiday season.

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 11: An empty classroom is seen ahead of school re-opening on May 11, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea's education ministry announced plans to re-open schools starting from May 13, more than two months after schools were closed in a precautionary measure against the coronavirus. Coronavirus cases linked to clubs and bars in Seoul's multicultural district of Itaewon have jumped to 54, an official said Sunday, as South Korea struggles to stop the cluster infection from spreading further. According to the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 35 new cases were reported. The total number of infections in the nation tallies at 10,909. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Portland Teachers On Strike, Students Miss 3 Days Of School

Public school teachers in Portland, Oregon, are the latest workers to join the picket lines amid a growing organized labor movement that has rocked the United States this year.