Truckers' COVID vaccine protests spread globally as U.S. puts new pressure on Canada to end blockade

The Biden administration is putting new pressure on Canada to end the trucker protests that are threatening U.S.-Canada border trade. Truckers have partially blocked the border crossing between the U.S. and Canada in protest over vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions. 

The Ambassador Bridge in Detroit is responsible for more than $390 million in daily goods. The economic fallout is causing production disruptions for at least five major automakers and one estimate put lost wages for workers in Michigan alone at $51 million from just this week. 

The route has been closed for five days and it is forcing truckers to drive to a different, smaller border crossing about two hours outside of Detroit.