Also on the programme thInkIng outside the box. Why people with dyslexia could be best placed to unlock the potential of ai. And, back down to Earth. Astronauts from All Over The World gather In The Netherlands for their annual convention. But what will they be talkIng about . Well hear from one of them welcome to to busIness today, im ben thompson. We begIn In the us, where Port Workers across the East Coast are set to walk out on Strike Tomorrow and to global supply chaIns. The action announced on sunday by the Port Workers union could shut down 36 ports which handle half the goods imported Into the us via contaIner. AccordIng to analysts atjp morgan, the cost to the us economy could be 5 Billion a day. ShippIng rates are already soarIng ahead of the crucial festive shoppIng season. Mr president would you Intervene In a dock Workers Strike . Intervene In a dock Workers Strike . , Intervene In a dock Workers Strike . Why Intervene In a dock Workers Strike . No. Why not . Intervene In
i ve got rid of all of that stuff. and it s not enough. today, his outlook is much brighter. as entertainment and art venues have reopened, his bookings are coming back but he knows the recovery will take time. what was the longest period of time that you went without any work? about 11 weeks. and how did you get through that period financially? honestly, i don t know how i got through it. compared to a regular month, i m still at around 40, 50% of what i was doing pre pandemic. it s building and it s getting there but it s painfully slow. during the pandemic, competition forjobs has been fierce. here in hull, 20% of people live in workless households. david has two degrees and had applied for more than 100 jobs. you re out of control of your own life, at a point as to, where s the money going to come? you can t really think long term. so you re constantly thinking about, how am i going to get a job?
of what i was doing pre pandemic. it s building and it s getting there but it s painfully slow. during the pandemic, competition forjobs has been fierce. here in hull, 20% of people live in workless households. david has two degrees and had applied for more than 100 jobs. you re out of control of your own life, at a point as to, where s the money going to come? you can t really think long term. so you re constantly thinking about, how am i going to get a job? in the end, he left his home city and moved to manchester to find new opportunities. he is now working for an organisation which supports disabled people. if you re the type of person that s applied for a lot ofjobs, like anybody had at the minute, i suppose, and you don t get those responses, it can really hurt. i do count myself lucky that i ve ended up in this position. for others, lockdown has led to reinvention.
when we first met portrait photographer drew back in october, covid restrictions were tightening and his manchester business was struggling. i already cut down on the expenses, i haven t left the house in months, i stopped paying for my office. you know, i ve got rid of all of that stuff and it s not enough. today his outlook is much brighter. as entertainment and art venues have reopened his bookings are coming back, but he knows the recovery will take time. what was the longest period of time that you went without any work? about 11 weeks. compared to a regular month i m still earning around a0 to 50% of what i was doing pre pandemic. it s building and it s getting there but it s painfully slow. during the pandemic competition forjobs has been fierce. here in hull 20% of people live in workless households. david has two degrees and had applied for more than 100 jobs. you are out of control of your own life by that point