Dock strike halts shipping on East and Gulf Coasts

Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could cause shortages on store shelves and reignite inflation if it is not settled soon. Host Carol Hills speaks with Willy Shih, supply chain expert and professor of management practice at Harvard, about the strike’s potential impact on the economy and global trade.

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