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The International Housewares Association and International Housewares Shippers Association are part of a coalition of business groups that sent a letter today to President Biden urging immediate action by the White House to end the strike that has shut down East Coast and Gulf Coast container ports.

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) failed to reach a last-minute agreement with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) to prevent a strike at U.S. ports on the East and Gulf Coasts that went into effect this morning. This prompted concerns about the strike’s impact on the economy and forthcoming holiday retail, along with calls for swift action by the Biden administration.

The strike deadline at East and Gulf Coast Ports in the United States is midnight September 30, and as the possibility of a job action looms, retailers and their vendors have been preparing for supply chain disruptions.