Hey podcast listeners, Brian Lehrer here. Starting October 9th, join me for America Are We Ready,

a series of three weekly national call-in specials that will air on public radio stations around

the country. We're looking for a few good stories to kick things off. Tell us specifically

your story about health care costs for episode one, why they're impacting your politics, and which

candidates approach to health care policy is winning your heart and your vote. Go to wncy.org

slash economy story or find the link in the description, share your story, and will use some

of your recordings on the air on health care and how it affects your politics.

Again, that's WNYC.org slash economy story. Thanks.

This is Brian Lair's Daily Politics Podcast from WNYC Studios. It's Thursday, October 3rd.

Contract, no work! No contract, no work. That's the sound of dock workers at the port of New York in New Jersey this week.

I'm Bridget Bergen, senior reporter in the WNYC and Gothamist Newsroom, filling in for Brian today.

It's day three of a strike of thousands of dock workers at ports on the East and Gulf Coast.

Those workers are members of the International Long Shortman's

Association. It's the first major strike by those workers since 1977, nearly 50 years ago.

Union officials are demanding wage increases, pointing to billions in profits made by shipping

carriers, even as their wages have remained stagnant.

Of course, this strike comes at an especially potent time.

Gasoline and other supplies are in short supply.

We're just weeks before the presidential election, and right around the corner, it will be

holiday shopping season again when supply chain and inflation issues may be

acutely felt by consumers. Joining me now to talk about what's happening and how we got to this point

is Peter S. Goodman, a reporter who covers the global economy for the New York Times and author

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