This causes periodic shortages of essential goods.
The statute allows only the sale of essential goods, such as food, on Sunday.
The union's size, along with the threat of halting shipments of essential goods, gave the Teamsters great bargaining power.
(At the very least, households should be entitled to a ration of essential goods at controlled prices).
People in besieged areas are deliberately starved, intimidated and deprived of essential goods – sometimes for years at a time, with impunity.
There's no doubt this would have a positive impact: it would be a much shorter route and would substantially reduce the price of essential goods.
But despite a sharp rise in inflation and scarcities of essential goods, Maduro has struggled on and gained extra powers to rule by decree.
Mr. Hewett estimates that one-third of essential goods are manufactured by enterprises that have no potential competitors; another third are made by enterprises with one potential rival.
Prices on many products, such as bicycles, have been decontrolled, but the prices of essential goods, such as cooking oil and grains, have been contained.
The middle class has no political influence over their stagnant wages, tax policy, the price of essential goods or health care.
And in a no-deal future, imports and exports of essential goods — including food, scientific equipment and medicines — would probably be disrupted.
