On September 27, 2024, US President Biden made a gesture when arriving at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, USA.
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U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he did not plan to intervene to stop port strikes on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico if longshoremen failed to secure new contracts by an Oct. 1 deadline.
“This is collective bargaining. I don't believe in Taft-Hartley,” he told reporters.
The president can impose an 80-day cooling-off period under the federal Taft-Hartley Act to intervene in labor disputes that threaten national security.