Biden Officials Meet Port Employers to Urge Deal to Avoid Strike
- Strike threatens to shutter major Atlantic, Gulf coast ports
- Aides have also been pushing dockworker union toward deal
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A trio of President Joe Biden’s aides are meeting with representatives of ocean carriers and terminal operators Friday with the aim of averting a strike that could shutter every major container port on the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts — while also signaling the White House won’t intervene to force workers back to the docks if they walk out.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su and National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard are urging the United States Maritime Alliance to get to the bargaining table, according to a White House official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to detail the discussions.