Industry groups to Biden: Work with parties to avert port strike

More than 170 industry groups representing businesses across the U.S. economy are urging President Biden to work with both sides in ongoing labor negotiations and avoid a potential strike at Atlantic Coast and Gulf Coast ports. “A strike at this point in time would have a devastating impact on the economy,” the groups said in a Sept. 17 letter to Biden, adding “it is imperative that the administration engage with the parties to quickly negotiate a new deal or agree...