A possible freight rail workers' strike could cause massive supply chain disruptions to our economy, economists say.
Brown said that in his city, which sits where part of the southern Dallas County Inland Port lies, 93% of the city's tax base relies on that port.
"Almost every consumer good in the world comes through our intermodal and we're not a society that's used to shortages. Those shortages would be painful and disruptive for the whole North Texas area," added Brown. He also said people could see major ripple effects if a strike happens – including price increase at the stores and local job losses.
"We're very dependent on rail to bring in consumer goods and materials into the area and so any disruption in that system because the rail system is just that, it's a system and any disruption will cascade through the system causing consequences for a long time," said Brown. In anticipation of this strike, even Amtrak has canceled long distance trips starting on Thursday – including the Texas Eagle, which runs through Fort Worth."We move hazardous materials over rail, we move troops and equipment and also a rail strike could affect our ability to defend ourselves in a catastrophic situation," added Brown.
CBS 11 reached out to one of the unions, Railroad Workers United, for comment, but did not hear back.
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