How historic US port strikes could impact global supply chains

For the first time in decades, port workers in the United States have walked off the job, halting half of the nation’s ocean shipping.

The strike action over wages and automation threatens to reignite inflation, and impact the supply of some goods ahead of the peak holiday season.

SBS World News spoke to Sal Mercogliano, Professor Maritime History at Campbell University.

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