Shippers scramble for workarounds ahead of threatened US port strike

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A prolonged strike, alongside an ongoing strike by 30,000 machinists at Boeing that has already started to ripple through the aircraft maker's supplier network, could put a dent in the U.S.job market next month at a critical moment.

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Now, he is working on a plan to put shipments on trains to West Coast ports - should the ILA's members go on a prolonged strike at ports that stretch from Maine to Texas and handle about half of U.S.ocean trade.