The lengthy disruption at the Port of Baltimore, one of the busiest ports on the US East Coasts, will unleash supply chain snarls and resulting financial pressures for the local economy of Baltimore, Maryland, as it’s only a matter of time before companies with direct and indirect exposure of the port fire workers.
“I have 2,400 ILA members who are soon going to be without jobs,” Scott Cowan, president of the labor union’s Baltimore local, said in an interview Wednesday, as quoted by
Bloomberg.
Cowan said, “Getting them on the payroll, and keeping their families fed, putting food on the table is my first and foremost thought on my mind.”