Economics
Labor Unrest Disrupts Supply Chains From Sky to Sea
Add unhappy and ill workers to the list of culprits for supply-chain tangles
Trucks lined up next to shipping containers idled due to Russia sanctions, at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands in March.
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Each wave of supply shock to hit the global economy during the pandemic seems to produce a different scapegoat.
First came the shipping container shortage of late 2020, caused largely by American consumers stocking up on everything from backyard games to home-office equipment.