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The strike is set to significantly disrupt trade, creating uncertainty ahead of the US election.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/dfsbR

SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2Fc3vkdp3rx17o

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[–] anon6789 31 points 2 months ago

What the union asking for sounds fair, given the circumstances.

I feel it's more important to support the workers in this case, as it usually seems to be. They'll be impacted by their own actions as much as the rest of us, so I'm willing to deal with some modest disruption potentially if it ends up with them getting fair treatment.