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U.S. President Joe Biden does not intend to invoke a federal law to prevent a port strike on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico if dockworkers fail to secure a new labour contract by an October 1 deadline, an administration official said on Tuesday.
U.S. presidents can intervene in labour disputes that threaten national security or safety by imposing an 80-day cooling-off period under the federal Taft-Hartley Act, forcing workers back on the job while negotiations continue.
« We’ve never invoked Taft-Hartley to break a strike and are not considering doing so now, » the Biden administration official told Reuters. « We encourage all parties to remain at the bargaining table and negotiate in good faith. »
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