In small towns like Banner Elk. residents have been working to help each other but supplies are starting to dwindle.
With the first dockworker strike on the east coast in almost 50 years now underway, experts and consumers in the Philadelphia area and beyond are preparing for the possible impact.
The dock workers’ strike could mean big wage gains but could further disrupt the fragile supply chain.
Which products could be affected by a lengthy port strike? Alcohol, bananas and seafood, to name a few
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A strike has officially been called at all ports along the eastern United States, including in Philadelphia.
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