Freight Labor Unrest is Going Global and Weighing on Supply Chains

From seaport docks in Los Angeles and Liverpool to rail yards in Chicago and warehouses in Europe and the U.S., clashes between cargo workers and management have been rising this year, adding complications and uncertainty to the flow of goods around the world. A two-week strike that dockworkers at the U.K.'s Liverpool port launched Tuesday is the latest in a series of walkouts to hit the country's transportation networks, and follows an agreement in the U.S. last week that averted a potential nationwide freight rail strike hours before it was set to begin. The conflicts count a range of workers…