Almost 275 Trade Groups Ask Biden to Stop Ports Strike

More than 270 trade associations, including importers, exporters, logistics providers, manufacturers, retailers, farmers and more asked the president Oct. 2 to immediately reopen the ports and get the two sides talking with the help of a federal mediator. President Joe Biden has issued a statement that suggests he sides with the strikers, and his press secretary said he would not invoke the Taft-Hartley Act to force an end to the strike.

The group, led by the National Retail Federation, called the situation dire, and said it had massive negative ramifications for the industries that participated in the letter.