Republican lawmakers urge White House to prevent port strike
US president can invoke an 80-day cooling off period but the administration is reportedly reluctant to force anti-labour intervention
There’s a week to go before a devastating strike shuts down US east and Gulf coast box ports. Republican lawmakers have urged president Joe Biden in a letter to ‘utilise every authority at its disposal to ensure the continuing flow of goods’, but there is skepticism that the administration would forcefully intervene