Sparky
27th December 2012, 06:54 PM
I think in the early stages of a SHTF scenario, availability is disrupted first by lack of distribution, rather than lack of supply. This will be an interesting one to watch over the weekend. May not pan out to much, but it could be a precursor of future battles over paying distributors, especially if inflation kicks in.
The dockworkers are flexing their muscles again, threatening a strike beginning Sunday that would shut seaports from Massachusetts to Texas. It would be the first such coastwide strike since a two-month walkout in 1977 paralyzed the flow of tens of billions of dollars of imports — and the nation’s retailers and other businesses fear a painful replay if the 14,500 dockworkers make good on their threats.
Dockworkers Strike Threatens to Close East Coast Ports (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/business/dockworkers-strike-threatens-to-close-east-coast-ports.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1356662543-BSSa1QLPAAsI8q8UskQbSQ)
The dockworkers are flexing their muscles again, threatening a strike beginning Sunday that would shut seaports from Massachusetts to Texas. It would be the first such coastwide strike since a two-month walkout in 1977 paralyzed the flow of tens of billions of dollars of imports — and the nation’s retailers and other businesses fear a painful replay if the 14,500 dockworkers make good on their threats.
Dockworkers Strike Threatens to Close East Coast Ports (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/business/dockworkers-strike-threatens-to-close-east-coast-ports.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1356662543-BSSa1QLPAAsI8q8UskQbSQ)