Why would a labor dispute cause the Easter Bunny to arrive empty. dispute, but a dispute between the union between West Coust handed for U.S. children and MeDonald's to ration French frles in dockworkers and the shipping companies they work for in 2015 Japan? The not-so-simple answer is the ripple effect that economic spilled over into many other sectors of the economy. The list of strikes have on an increasingly global economy. affected businesses is long and includes production cuts at U.S. We know that strikes and lockouts hurt workers and Honda factories because they ran out of necessary parts, shortemployers. They are the players on the front lines of any labor ages of holiday baskets and toys for Easter, agricultural products like potatoes waiting to be shipped to Asian noty rottrig in L.S. indinatry, retail industry, and the President ultimately led the docks, and retailers losing sales because tmported books, partier to ant agreement. clothing, and furniture were stuck on ships that could not be The National Retail Federation issued a statement applauding unloaded. Dockworkers in 29 West Coast ports had worked without a the agreemient but warning 25 we welcome today' news. we must dedicate curselves to finding a new way to ensure that this nightmare scenario is not repeated again," the association said. "If we are the strike resolved immediately. Negotiations between the union to truly have modern international trade, supply chain and transportation systems, we must develop a better process for contract. negotiations moving forward." on strike, dockworkers, also called longshoremen, started working Questions: very slowly and restricted the number of skilled crane operators 1. How might labor disputes change if the Taft-Hartley Act is available to operate the gigantic cranes that unlond containers changed to allow the President to intervene in labor disputes from the ships and rallars. The shipping companies were also that have not resulted in lockouts or strikes? What criteria accused of slowing the process by limiting the number of truck should determine whether the President or other governing beds available to move containers and limiting the number of group can take over labor negotiations? (LO 2,3,7) crews they called to load and unload ships: 2. Examine the "unfair labor practices" explained in the chapter. Fedenal mediators weren't able to broker an agreement, and the Discuss whether slowdowns should qualify as unfiair labor President wasn't able to invoke his powers under Thft-Hartley until a practices like wildcat strikes. (LO 2, 6, 7) strike or lockout was involved. Slowdowns don't count. In 2002, President George W. Bush was able to force West Coast ports to open during a similar labor dispute after employers locked the dock: workers out for 10 dayn. Growing pressure from the agriculture