Multi-Industry Letter to President Biden on East Coast-Gulf Coast Port Labor Strikes
ASTA signed onto a coalition letter from multiple industries to President Biden in October 2024 urging him to end the strike which has shut down all East Coast and Guld Coast container ports. This letter is a follow-up to letters previously sent to President Biden on June 25, 2024 and September 17, 2024 (linked below).
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