Conor here: Let’s hope a new contract (whenever it is reached) will expire on April 30, 2028 — the day before a potential general strike.

That’s because, according to WSWS, East and Gulf coast dockworkers are playing a weak hand due a lack of solidarity from West Coast dockworkers and railroad labor:

The Class I railroads are assisting in the effort, with North American operator CSX declaring that if a strike were to occur, they would “work port by port to take traffic … as long as [it] can safely access the terminal” and would accept imports “up until the port goes on strike.” The railroads would also play a key role in moving cargo diverted to the West Coast back to the eastern United States.

For the past several months, the West Coast ports have also seen a steady rise in volume as corporations redirect shipping to the opposite

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