The article highlights the significant role of labor shortages in exacerbating the post-pandemic supply chain crisis. Unclaimed containers piled up on docks due to a lack of truck drivers to transport cargo to warehouses. This shortage was not new, stemming from years of declining wages and tough working conditions for truck drivers.
The problem extended beyond trucking. Businesses across various sectors, including warehousing, retail, construction, and skilled trades, faced severe hiring difficulties. Despite wage increases, labor shortages persisted, further restricting the availability of goods.
Even once unloaded, containers piled up on docks unclaimed, because of a shortage of truck drivers needed to haul cargo to warehouses. Truck drivers had long been scarce, with wages steadily eroding over the years amid grueling working conditions.
Businesses across the economy struggled to hire workers: at warehouses, at retailers, at construction companies and for other skilled trades. Even as employers resorted to lifting wages, labor shortages persisted, worsening the scarcity of goods.
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