The American Bakers Association (ABA) is warning of potentially severe consequences for the nation’s supply chain should thousands of union rail workers go on strike next week following stalled labor negotiations.
“Even a temporary interruption would create a devastating ripple effect,” Lee Sanders, the ABA’s senior vice president of government relations and public affairs, said in a statement to The Epoch Times.
“Rail-dependent facilities would be unable to receive materials and ingredients, and millions of Americans a day would be unable to receive the baked goods they rely on to feed themselves, their families, and communities,” he added.
Sanders said the ABA is “very concerned” about a potential rail system stoppage and the pressure it would bring to the nation’s fragile supply chain. Between 15 and 20 percent of all bakery ingredients in the United States are products transported by rail….