The East Coast and Gulf Coast port strike may cost the economy $540 million a day

As the strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) enters its second day, economists are beginning to put a price tag on it – and it’s a h ... Read More

East and Gulf Coast ports strike chaos, and costs, are starting to rise

As ILA union strike at ports enters third day, cargo containers are stranded at the wrong terminals or at sea, and ocean carrier charges are starting to mount. Read More

Port workers strike at East Coast, Gulf ports sparks fears of inflation and more shortages

East Coast and Gulf port workers walked off the job at midnight after failing to agree to a new contract with the United States Maritime Alliance. Read More

What the East and Gulf Coast Port Strike Means for You

Help Register Login Login Hi, %{firstName}% Hi, %{firstName}% Games Car rental Tens of thousands of dockworkers from Maine to Texas went on strike Tuesday, halting deliveries of everything from ... Read More

These consumer products are most likely to be impacted by the port strike

The work stoppage at US East and Gulf Coast ports will probably affect the availability of a grab bag of goods, ranging from bananas to auto parts. Read More

East and Gulf Coast Ports Strike Begins, Squeezing Supply Chains

While many experts believe the up to $5 billion in daily losses to a strike can be absorbed for a week or so, damage to supply chains could get far heavier if the walkout extends further. Read More

Longshoremen strike deadline looms large over economy and election

Tens of thousands of longshoremen at 14 ports along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico are poised to walk off the job early Tuesday morning if their union and employers cannot reach a new labor ... Read More

The U.S. is experiencing its first East Coast port strike since 1977. Here's what to know.

Thousands of East and Gulf Coast port workers are ready to walk off the job on October 1. Here's what's at stake. Read More

Port of Wilmington cargo is shut down by the first East Coast strike in 47 years

The last ILA strike on the East Coast, in 1977, ended after 44 days. In 2002, President George W. Bush invoked the Taft-Hartley Act to halt a management lockout of West Coast port workers. Port ... Read More

Massive port strike begins across America’s East Coast, threatening shortages and rising prices

Nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) are on strike Tuesday against the nation’s East and Gulf Coast ports, choking off the flow of many of America’s imports and ... Read More

Why East and Gulf coast ports strike could push up consumer prices

Axios Visuals Walmart, Ikea, Samsung, Bob's Discount Furniture, LG and Home Depot are among the biggest importers over the past year through ports that could be impacted by an impending strike of tens ... Read More

A dock workers strike would devastate the US economy, experts say

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) is threatening a strike on Oct. 1, shutting down all U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports ... cost the U.S. economy about $2 billion dollars ... Read More