Thousands of unionized dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts are preparing to walk off the job Tuesday, stranding cargo containers, choking off supply chains for consumer goods, and costing the economy an estimated $5 billion a day.
President Joe Biden has one card left to play — a nearly 80-year-old law that would force union members back to work while negotiations continue.
On Sunday, Biden said he would not get involved.
“It’s collective bargaining,” he said. “I don’t believe in Taft-Hartley.”
On Monday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre backed that sentiment up.
“I know there’s a question about the…
