From the article

“Talks have broken down between the 47,000-member International Longshoremen’s Assn. and the United States Maritime Alliance, which represents employers at some of the largest ports in the nation, including New York-New Jersey, Georgia, Texas and South Carolina.

A looming strike also puts President Biden and his chosen successor, Vice President Kamala Harris, in a political bind: If they invoke the anti-union statute forcing workers back on the job, they risk alienating a significant bloc of support. But if they don’t, they could feel a backlash from a potentially even larger population of voters across the country.”