Thousands of dockworkers at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday morning. The strike could have a huge impact on the country’s supply chain if it lasts for several weeks. Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) have been protesting in front of the Port

International Longshoremen's Association Union officially went on strike Tuesday, October 1, in a move that could cost the United States economy as much as $5 billion a day — a fact that has already stirred up concern among laborers,

The 45,000 dockworkers who went on strike Tuesday for the first time in decades at 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas may wield the upper hand in their standoff with port operators over wages and the use of automation.

Around 45,000 dockworkers went on strike Tuesday for the first time in almost 50 years, in a move that could temporarily put up to 105,000 workers out of work. Thirty-six East and Gulf Coast ports from Maine to Texas are affected after labor negotiations stalled between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA),

At midnight on Tuesday, about 50,000 dockworkers unionized with the International Longshoremen’s Association officially began a country-spanning strike, walking off the job from 36 shipping ports on the East and Gulf coasts,